2009 Epping Metro Bombing

2009 Helas Metro Bombing
Part of Malgravean Insurgency
Date October 16th 2009. Location Helas Metro Station , Epping Result Massive loss of life, major economic disruption.
Belligerents
The United Kingdom of Malgrave	New Malgravean Communist Party
Commanders and leaders
Prime Minister Nikola Tesla	Anthony Rechkalov
Casualties and losses
674 civilians killed, 864 injured.	Unknown

The Bombing

Helas Metro Station is one of the busiest metro stations in the country, with its importance for both tourists travelling to key sights in the Cultural District and workers on their way to work in the Financial District and surrounding zones it was the perfect location for any terrorist action, with thousands of people streaming through sections of the station at any one point during rush hour. On October the 16th 2009, utilising structural drawings and security reports obtained from sources within the Socialist Party three members of the New Malgravean Communist Party managed to successfully evade detection and plant several explosive devices near certain structural supports before detonating suicide vests. The force of the explosions combined with the strategic placement caused the station to collapse on itself.

All major arms of the Malgravean Emergency Services arrived moments after the blast and started pulling survivors out of the immediate wreckage. Fire Services moved into to control and contain any fires and establish a team to search rubble for any survivors, the Health Service created temporary clinics to stabilise the wounded for transport and treat non-serious wounds whilst the Territorial Defence Force (Malgrave) coordinated with local police to set-up a secure perimeter.

Aftermath

Despite the quick reaction of the Malgravean Emergency Services the brute force of the blast and the placement of explosives meant that many more civilians died whilst in hospital or while in transport. Prime Minister Nikola Tesla also announced his resignation claiming that by allowing such a terrorist act to happen he had failed in his duties, he appointed then Transport Minister Rachel Berry to lead the Progressive Unity Party and has since gone into isolation.

The New Malgravean Communist Party achieved a minute victory and the government reported a slight increase in recruitment activity in the following months however the blast had also angered the wider populace and in the following years Prime Minister Rachel Berry led an aggressive campaign supported by opposition parties which led to the eventual destruction of the MCP. An investigation into the incident also revealed that certain members of the Socialist Party had given information to the MCP and many party members were arrested including then leader Timo Sioni.

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Crystal Spires

Spirean reaction was one of outrage and sympathy as Spirean hospitals opened their doors for Malgravean victims and medical supplies were delivered to the overburdened clinics. Spirean Unity Party and the Interspecial Harmonist Party echoed concerns for Malgravean instability. The Crystal Spires Communist Party censured the attack and called it counter-revolutionary, due to giving undue power and sympathy to those who would oppress Malgravean workers.