KARUNA SHINSHO, CNN ANCHOR: A bomb attack in London has dealt a blow to the already shaky Northern Ireland peace process. Seven people were injured in a car bomb blast that ripped through a crowded street as people were leaving pubs and restaurants. Walter Rodgers reports.</s>WALTER RODGERS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A car loaded with explosives was detonated moments before midnight in west London. There was a police attempt to evacuate the area, but there was simply not enough time. Scotland Yard said it was the work of a group of dissident Irish Republican terrorists.</s>ALAN FRY, SCOTLAND YARD DEPUTY ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER: This was a calculated, evil act by people who are seeking to maim and kill. There can be no other explanation.</s>RODGERS: There were many young Londoners in the area, getting an early start on the weekend at three pubs where the car bomb went off.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Suddenly, there were glasses flying around and coming down on my head, so I ran across the street, and the police just told us to run away as fast as possible from the area.</s>RODGERS: At nearby Ealing Hospital, six people were treated for injuries, and, this hospital spokesman said, four had to be hospitalized.</s>SIMON PAYNE, EALING HOSPITAL SPOKESMAN: All the patients are stable. None are critical. One will require an operation.</s>RODGERS: A policewoman was overheard to say that this car bomb was a deliberate attempt to maim and kill; eyewitnesses did not need to be told that.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: As we walked past, we heard this huge explosion. And as we were walking past a shop, the shop front exploded, and we were shattered in lots of glass.</s>RODGERS: Despite the horrendous explosion, however, casualties were minimal, compared to what they might have been. Walter Rodgers, CNN, London.
Seven Injured in Northern Ireland Car Bombing