7 July 2005 London bombings - Translated statement

The 7 July 2005 London bombings were a series of co-ordinated suicide bombings that struck London's public transport system during the morning rush hour. The bombings killed 52 civilians and injured over 700 people. At 8:50 a.m. (BST, UTC+1), three bombs exploded within 50 seconds of each other on three London Underground trains. A fourth bomb exploded on a bus at 9:47 a.m. in Tavistock Square. The bombings led to a severe, day-long disruption of ...

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• 7 July 2005 London bombings - Bombings
• 7 July 2005 London bombings - Attacks on the Underground
• 7 July 2005 London bombings - Attack on a double-decker bus
• 7 July 2005 London bombings - Casualties
• 7 July 2005 London bombings - Investigation
• 7 July 2005 London bombings - Initial reports
• 7 July 2005 London bombings - Terrorist attack
• 7 July 2005 London bombings - Suicide bombings
• 7 July 2005 London bombings - Suspects
• 7 July 2005 London bombings - Claim of responsibility
• 7 July 2005 London bombings - Translated statement
• 7 July 2005 London bombings - Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigade
• 7 July 2005 London bombings - Tape of Mohammad Sidique Khan
• 7 July 2005 London bombings - Warnings
• 7 July 2005 London bombings - Effects
• 7 July 2005 London bombings - Security alerts
• 7 July 2005 London bombings - Transport and telecoms disruption
• 7 July 2005 London bombings - Economic impact
• 7 July 2005 London bombings - Response
• 7 July 2005 London bombings - Media response
• 7 July 2005 London bombings - Historical comparisons
• 7 July 2005 London bombings - Contacts

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The first reports suggested that a power surge in the Underground power grid had caused explosions in power circuits. However, this was later ruled out by the National Grid, the power suppliers. Commentators suggested that the explanation had arisen because of bomb damage to power lines along the tracks; the rapid series of power failures caused by the explosions (or power being cut off by means of switches at the locations to permit evacuation) looked similar, from the point of view of a control room operator, to a cascading series of circu ...

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The bombings were the deadliest attack in London since a V2 rocket killed 131 people in Stepney on 27 March 1945, near the end of World War II. They were the deadliest post-World War II incident in the capital since the Harrow & Wealdstone station rail crash of 1952 left 112 dead. They were the second-deadliest terrorist attack in the UK, after the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland (270 dead). Other terrorist bombings in recent history include the 1998 Omagh bombing (29 dead) and the 1974 Birmingham pub bombing ...

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Although there were security alerts at many locations, no other terrorist incidents occurred outside central London. Suspicious packages were destroyed in controlled explosions in Brighton, Coventry, and Edinburgh. Security across the UK was raised to the highest alert level. Many other countries raised their own terror alert status (for example: United States, France, and Germany), especially for public transport. For a time US commanders ordered troops based in the UK to avoid London. Police sniper units were reported to be f ...

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A few hours after the bombings, Home Secretary Charles Clarke told the House of Commons that four blasts had been confirmed; three explosions took place on the London Underground in central London and one on a double-decker bus during London's rush hour. Two more suspicious packages were found on underground trains and were destroyed using controlled explosions. Police later said they were not bombs. 7 July 2005 London bombings - Attacks on the Underground. 08:50 — Three bombs on the London U ...

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Rolling news coverage of the attacks were broadcast throughout 7 July, by both BBC 1 and ITV 1 uninterrupted until 7pm. Sky News did not carry any advertisements for 24 hours. Television coverage was notable for the use of mobile phone video sent in from members of the public and live shots from traffic CCTV cameras. Many films and drama broadcasts were cancelled or postponed on grounds of taste. For example, BBC Radio 4 pulled its scheduled Classic Serial without explanation; it was to have been John Buchan's Greenmantle, abou ...

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