Irishman Rory tells of horror

AN Irishman on the London train blasted in the terror attack yesterday said people were “falling on top of each other” as they tried to escape. Dubliner Rory Rigney, 37, said there was bang, then a scream and a big flash of light. He told The Guardian: “My immediate reaction was just to jump. So the doors were still open, so I jumped out. Tried to get as far away as possible, kind of got on the ground and covered myself. “Looked back and there were so many people trying to get out they were falling on top of each other so there was a real crush at the door. “People just panicking, getting away, and there was a lot of screaming. For the next 30 seconds to a minute, people were on the ground. They didn’t know what to do. There was a lot of fear. But then a minute or so passed, and people were wondering just what actually happened.” Foreign Affairs minister Simon Coveney said: “I am shocked by the incident in London this morning, which the Metropolitan Police are treating as a suspected terrorist attack. My Department is monitoring the situation closely through the Irish Embassy in London and the Consular Division in Dublin. “As of now, we have no indications to suggest that any Irish citizens have been affected.”