By chris marsden 15 july 2005 the response of the labour government to the july 7 bombings in london has been a mixture of handwringing and hypocrisy. At least 55 people were killed in a series of bomb blasts in the heart of london, and. Report of the official account of the bombings in london on 7th july. Coroners inquests into the london bombings of 7 july 2005. The attack began when a driver struck pedestrians and three police officers. Timeline of july 7 london bombings investigation metro news. London bombings the 7 july 2005 london bombings, often. On july 7, 2005, at the end of the morning rush hour, three nearsimultaneous explosions tore apart the london underground the 52 people who lost their lives in the 7 july 2005 london bombings london bombings of 2005, also called 7 july attacks or 77 attacks, coordinated suicide bomb attacks on the london transit system on the morning of july. An interactive timeline showing how events unfolded before and after the 7 july. First ambulance officer a key decision maker arrives at the scene. The victims of the london bombings were people of many nationalities, british and nonbritish, whites and nonwhites. A brief history of scotland yard history smithsonian. Today is the day we mark the bombings of 7 july 2005, 10 years on, here is todays news headline on it and the news story on that day, may we remember all who had died on that fateful day in 2005.
But within hours, the euphoria had evaporated as four suicide bombers killed 52 passengers and injured nearly 800 on the citys transport network. On thursday 21 july 2005, four attempted bomb attacks disrupted part of london s public transport system two weeks after the 7 july 2005 london bombings. The transport system was targeted and at least 54 passengers were killed and around 700 injured. Report of the official account of the bombings in london. On july 7th 2005 a series of terrorist bombs exploded in london. London bombings of 2005, coordinated suicide bomb attacks on the london transit. On the morning of thursday, 7 july 2005, four islamist extremists separately detonated three bombs in quick succession aboard london underground trains across the city and, later, a fourth on a doubledecker bus in tavistock square. Thursday, july 7, 2005, will go down as one of the darkest days in british history since the second world war. On 7 july 2005, four suicide bombers with rucksacks full of explosives attacked central london, killing 52 people and injuring more than 770. The remains of the number 30 bus in tavistock square, where people and the bomber died.
Report of the official account of the bombings in london on 7th july 2005 hc. A brief history of scotland yard investigating london s famous police force and some of its most infamous cases eric jaffe. The train blast in london is the latest in a string of terror attacks in the uk. Services mark 10th anniversary 7 july 2015 a service will take place at st pauls cathedral later. How events unfolded before and after the 7 july london bombings, in which. There was also a general failure to maintain good records of the emergency services response to the bombings.
On july 21 there were four more attempted bombings in london. This is the first in a twopart series on interagency coordination that. The 7 july 2005 london bombings, also known as 77 was a set of coordinated explosions in london. Isbn 0102937745, hc 1087 200506 pdf, 219kb, 42 pages order a copy. The coroner at the inquests into those deaths has now ruled the victims were unlawfully killed. They were carried out by british muslim extremists. The first bomb exploded on a sixcar london underground c69 and c77 stock circle line subsurface train, number 204, travelling eastbound between liverpool street and aldgate. On 7 july 2005, four bombs were detonated in central london. The following is a timeline of the 7 july 2005 london bombings and 21 july 2005 london bombings. Sidique khan is connected to at least one of the suspects arrested by british authorities, but because of the unexpected outing of noor khan, he and other alqaeda bombers slip through the british. Timeline into the july 7 london bombings investigation. Report of the official account of the bombings in london on 7th july 2005 full text ref.
In a recorded message later from his office at 10 downing street to the nation broadcast after he returned to london, a somber mr. The 7 july 2005 london bombings, also known as 77, were a series of coordinated suicide attacks on londons public transport system during the morning rush hour. The 7 july 2005 london bombings, often referred to as 77, were a series of coordinated. They were aimed at londons public transport system during the morning rush hour. London bombings 07 july 2005 aim to provide an overview of the london bombings and the conclusions lessons to be drawn from them scope what happened who were the perpetrators intended victims objectives and motivations significance results changes. The bombings were carried out by four muslim men, three of british pakistani and one of british jamaican descent, who were motivated by the teachings of osama bin ladin, opposition to british. London underground, the metropolitan police and the british transport police can now confirm that the. Man jailed over failed 2005 london bombings loses attempt to appeal. On 7 july 2005, four suicide bombers attacked central london, killing 52. London underground releases the timing of events on july 7, 2005. London underground, the metropolitan police and the british transport police can now confirm that the three bombs which exploded on three tube trains on thursday 7 july went off simultaneously at around 08. The 77 london bombings this article is more than 10 years old.
Bombs explode on three tube trains at russell square, aldgate and edgware road. The first tv reports on the morning of 7 july 2005 talked about electrical faults causing explosions on the underground, but it quickly became clear to londoners that a coordinated terrorist attack had taken place in the centre of the capital. Report of the official account of the bombings in london on 7th july 2005 hc 1087. Cnn heres a look at the terrorist bombings that occurred in london on july 7, 2005, killing 52 people and injuring more than 700. The 7 july 2005 london bombings were a series of suicide bombings that struck londons public transport system, three bombs exploded within 50 seconds of each other on three london underground. He was helped by train driver thomas nairn, who used his belt to apply a. An interactive timeline showing how events unfolded before and after the 7 july bombings and the emergency response to the 2005 attacks. Report of the official account of the bombings in london on 7th july 2005. To find out more about the bombings, explore the timelines below. It was one of the worst terrorist atrocities in britain. Contents preface page 1 the morning of 7 july page 2 the immediate aftermath page 7 why did they do it. A decade on, we look back at how events unfolded on 7 july 2005. The 7 july 2005 london bombings were a series of coordinated suicide bomb attacks.
After coordinated bombs, london is stunned, bloodied and. The july 21 failed bombings timeline of events before and after the attempted bomb attacks in london on july 21 2005. Alqaeda issued a videotaped statement in september claiming it was behind the london bombings. Abc news, 7142005 sidique khan will be able to later complete the planning and execution of the july 7, 2005, london bombings see july 7, 2005. There was a lack of basic equipment, such as stretchers, triage cards, and fluids. Know your customer campaigns continue to be aimed at retailers of hydrogen peroxide products such as pharmacies so that suspicious purchasing activity is more likely to be identified and reported eg via the antiterrorist hotline. At least 33 people are dead and hundreds have been injured in terrorist strikes on london which caused four explosions on tube lines and bus routes today. July 2005 in the uk started with a strongly positive feel. The impact of 7 july 2005 london bomb attacks on muslim communities in the eu 3 foreword. A case study of the 2005 london train bombings by kevin j. A month to the day before the london bombings, mi5, britains domestic intelligence services issued a bulletin stating that the threat from international terrorism was lower than at anytime since 911. London bombings of 2005, coordinated suicide bomb attacks on the london transit system on the morning of july 7, 2005. On the day after london had won its bid to host the 2012 olympic games, at least three bombs exploded within fifty seconds of each other around 08. It may not be the most significant legacy of the london bombings, but 7 july 2005 marked a turning point for the media.
On 7 july 2005, four suicide bombers attacked central london, killing 52 people and injuring hundreds more. That was the day the phenomenon of usergenerated content ugc or citizens journalism came into its own in britain, as members of the public took over the roles of photographers and news correspondents. Official account of the bombings in london on 7th july 2005. Media in category london bombing, july 2005 the following 39 files are in this category, out of 39 total. Londons explosive history london has lived through many devastating bombings in the 20th century, among them, the german blitz of world war ii, which remains an important symbolic part. The july 2005 london bombings were shocking acts of terrorism that shook the uk capital.
This paper describes the immediate prehospital medical response to the four scenes. The london ambulance service had a lack of capacity to deliver equipment and medical supplies to the scene of a major incident at multiple sites. On july 7, 2005, terrorist bombings in three underground stations and a doubledecker bus killed 52 victims and four suicide bombers in the worst attack on london since world war ii. Lessons learned from the 2005 london train bombings by kevin j. Timeline of the evolution of the modern international terrorist threat. An hour later people were killed when a bomb detonated on the upper deck of a bus in tavistock square. This is how events unfolded on thursday july 7 2005, the day four suicide bombers brought terror to london. The explosions occurred around midday at shepherds bush, warren street and oval stations on the london underground, and on london buses route 26 in bethnal green on hackney road. Seven people are killed in an explosion on a circle or central line train 100 yards from liverpool street underground station.
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