LONDONERS GET ON WITH LIFE

What better way to tell terrorists they picked the wrong people to terrorise:

All London mainline stations have reopened and are expected to run a normal service, with the exception of King's Cross. The mainline rail station at Liverpool Street was open but the tube station there remains closed.

A full bus system was running, although there are suspensions and diversions around the bomb sites at King's Cross, Aldgate and Russell Square.

The Metropolitan police yesterday requested people to stay away from work today if possible but there were signs that many were making the journey on a transport system that appeared to be less disrupted than feared.

Massoud Shadjareh, chairman of the Islamic Human Rights Commission also suggested some people should stay home:

He said he was "very concerned about a backlash" and called on British Muslims to "remain vigilant and calm and stay indoors".

He said: "IHRC is advising Muslims not to travel or go out unless necessary, and is particularly concerned that women should not go out alone in this climate.

"In the event of being attacked, IHRC urges victims not to retaliate and to report the matter to the police and appropriate authorities."

Not everyone agrees with Shadjareh:

Dr Mohammed Naseem, chairman of the Birmingham central Mosque, questioned the advice and said it was "a bit over the top".

But, even Naseem has concerns:

But he expressed concern about the potential use of existing anti-terrorism legislation that has been criticised in recent years by the Muslim community.

The government should be open about the evidence it has against potential suspects and not help foster a "climate of suspicion" about the Muslim community, he said.

"There are dangers that if we work on the basis of suspicions, the harmony between communities will be the first victim of these attacks," he added.

Harmony? If anyone's disrupting harmony, it's the lunatics bombing civilians.