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　　Jun 8th 2006

　　From The Economist print edition

　　LONDON responded to terrorist attack on July 7th ______① true Blitz1 style: rescuers were heroic, and ordinary citizens showed compassion and fortitude. (1)Or so the politically correct version goes. A report this week from the London Assembly2 takes a sterner line. In fact, radios failed to work, medical supplies were lacking, some ambulances arrived inexplicably[1] late and traumatised people were left to wander off.

　　倫敦方面應(yīng)對(duì)7月7日恐怖襲擊時(shí)的情景跟當(dāng)年遭遇德軍閃電般空襲時(shí)如出一轍：救援人員英勇無(wú)比，平民百姓富有同情心而且不屈不撓。從政治角度來(lái)看，這么做大概無(wú)可非議。不過(guò)，倫敦議會(huì)本周發(fā)表的一份報(bào)告則較為苛刻地指出了其中存在的問(wèn)題，比如無(wú)線電通訊不暢，醫(yī)療支援不足，有的救護(hù)車還莫名其妙地姍姍來(lái)遲，以至于受傷群眾無(wú)人過(guò)問(wèn)。