73 m. ago July 7 attacks were watershed moment for head of Met’s counter

Commander Dominic Murphy came straight to London to help in the aftermath of the bombings and has remained in the Met ever since.

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1 hour ago 7/7 London bombing survivor says Britain's terror threat 'worse now than 20 years ago'

­London City worker Sajda Mughal, who is Muslim, immediately decided to quit her job and dedicate her life to fighting extremism in the aftermath of the 7/7 bombings

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1 hour ago The day London was attacked by four homegrown Islamist terrorists on an £8,000 budget: Minute by bone

Twenty years ago, London was a city under attack. Out of the blue that summer of 2005, the capital's transport system was hit by a murderous wave of al-Qaeda bombers.

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2 h. ago 7/7 20th anniversary: King calls on nation to remember victims of London terror attacks

In a message to mark the 20th anniversary of the attacks, Charles said comfort can be taken from the ‘spirit of unity’ which allowed healing.

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3 h. ago 20 years since 7/7 London bombings but UK security risk worse now than it was then

Twenty years ago four Islamist extremist attackers set off suicide bombs that ripped through central London ending and changing many lives of innocent civilians - now Britain's leading counter-terror experts warn the threat is still here

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3 h. ago 7/7 terror attacks: Scars have still to heal 20 years after bombings that changed London forever

On the 20th anniversary of 7/7, the effects of the Islamist attacks still linger — in the memories of survivors, in the grief of victims’ families, and on the city itself

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5 h. ago Starmer, Cooper and King Charles mark 20th anniversary of 7/7 attacks

PM says ‘those who tried to divide us failed’ while monarch says victims and stories of courage should be rememberedKeir Starmer, King Charles and the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, have marked the 20th anniversary of the 7 July attacks in London in which Islamist suicide bombers killed 52 people and injured more than 770.The prime minister said: “Today the whole country will unite to remember the lives lost in the 7/7 attacks, and all those whose lives were changed for ever. We honour the courage shown that day – the bravery of the emergency services, the strength of survivors and the unity of Londoners in the face of terror. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago First responders 'still haunted' by 7/7 bombings recall horrifying day 20 years on

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Supt Anna Bearman was a 23-year-old police constable on the Met Police response team when the suicide bombing attacks took place on three London Underground trains and a bus

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8 h. ago 'It's as if the bombing happened 30 seconds ago': Heartbreaking words of 7/7 bombings survivor

Four terrorists, each carrying a rucksack packed with explosives, unleashed hell on the capital, blowing up three Tube trains and a double-decker bus.

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10 h. ago King Charles says horrors of 7 July bombings ‘will never be forgotten’

Monarch says Britons should reflect on the ‘courage’ shown in wake of the attacks

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10 h. ago Met officer recalls terrifying moment she realised true horror of 7/7 attacks

Superintendent Anna Bearman, then 23, was a Met Police responder on 7 July

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10 h. ago How 7/7 bombings became ‘watershed moment’ for Met Police’s counter

The team drove to London to help in the aftermath of the attack and remained for the next two decades

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10 h. ago How I reported on the London bombings — and the woman who cheated death

How I reported on the London bombings — and the woman who cheated death  The Times

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11 h. ago ‘I wasn’t sure if I was dead or alive’: Survivor recalls horror of 7/7 bombing on packed London Tube

Survivors share chilling testimony ten years after three tubes and one bus were targeted by suicide bombers in London twenty years ago

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11 h. ago The 7/7 bombings: How London’s darkest day unfolded, minute by minute

As that nation remembers the tragic events of 7/7 20 years ago, here’s an account of how London’s day of terror unfolded

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12 h. ago 7/7 London bombings: 20 years since my sister died, I can't forgive

7/7 London bombings: 20 years since my sister died, I can't forgive  BBC

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16 h. ago 7/7 detective remembers scene that was 'worse than finding bodies in the tube tunnel'

Met Detective Constable Mark Denman carried out forensic recovery and examination work, including recovering bodies of victims, at the site of the bomb blast at Edgware Road station, where six of the 52 victims of the London bombings lost their lives

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18 h. ago 7/7 bombing 20 years on: What happened on morning that brought Middle East war to London

More than 52 people died and a further 770 people were injured when four British-born suicide bombers set off explosives across the London transport system during the morning peak hour, in Britain's deadliest terror attack

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20 h. ago ‘I lost my daughter in the London 7/7 bombings, this is her story’

‘I lost my daughter in the London 7/7 bombings, this is her story’  Metro.co.uk

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27 h. ago 'I realised I was an amputee when I saw my leg hanging above me after train exploded'

EXCLUSIVE: Martine Wright is the most injured female survivor of the 7/7 London bombings, which claimed the lives of 52 victims, and spoke to us about that life-changing moment 20 years ago

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