BOMBS IN LONDON

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk Two car bombs found in West End INVESTIGATION TIMELINE 0125 London Ambulance Service called to Tiger Tiger club to treat sick person. Crew notice smoke from metallic green Mercedes outside 0200 Police called to investigate suspicious vehicle. Area cordoned off while explosives officers examine vehicle 0230 Blue Mercedes parked illegally in Cockspur Street, near Haymarket 0330 Blue Mercedes taken to car pound in Hyde Park Police disable "potentially viable" explosive device in green Mercedes. Vehicle contains petrol, gas cylinders and nails 0400 Witness sees police removing gas canisters from green Mercedes 1000 Prime Minister Gordon Brown says country faces "serious threat" 1025 Green Mercedes removed from Haymarket 1030 Government emergency response committee Cobra meets 1430 Park Lane closed off as police investigate second car 2045 Police confirm second car contained bomb material All times BST Car bomb leads In pictures: Car bomb Eyewitness accounts