I have been away from the net for the last twenty-four hours because of other commitments and the fact that every time I tried to log on the net was (understandably) jammed.

Meanwhile, I have been trying to get as much information as I have possibly been able to get about the attacks. After seeing the second plane crash into the tower, however, millions of times from millions of angles, I am quite sick of seeing it any more.

The UK press really went over the top - to the extent that every single paper had exactly the same picture on it covering the whole page. I got a chance to read the Guardian, the Times and the Telegraph today, and they all came to the same conclusions - it was a monstrosity, Osama bin Laden (or whatever his name is) is to blame whether he says so or not and the US is going to get its revenge on whoever co-ordinated the attacks.

All of this is understandable - everyone needs a scrapegoat when something as audacious and attrocious as this happens - but no-one should jump to conclusions. To do so would be like a playground feud, only with people's lives involved.

I must commend the press, though, for their coverage of the aftermath. Many of the newsclips on BBC News 24, CNN and Sky contained profanities, but none of them were bleeped out. CNN in particular apologised for the language, but added that under the circumstances it was understandable.

All the major channels in the UK scrapped their usual programmes and instead ran the coverage live. I was out when the second plane hit - quite frankly I was glad - but came in just in time for the towers to fall down.

My condolences, along with those from the majority of the rest of the world, go to all those who perished in the four plane crashes yesterday and from the aftermath. I hope that those responsible are found and brought to justice - but I also hope that no abrupt decisions are made.

Christopher