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| |title = 7 July 2005 London bombings | |||
| |image = Russell square ambulances.jpg | |||
| |imagesize = 250px | |||
| |caption = Emergency services at ] on 7 July 2005 | |||
| |location = Aboard ] trains and a bus in ] | |||
| |target = General public | |||
| |date = 7 July 2005<br>08:50 – 09:47 ] | |||
| |timezone = ] | |||
| |type = ]; ]; ] | |||
| |fatalities = 52 civilians + 4 bombers | |||
| |injuries = Approximately 700 | |||
| |perps = ]<br>]<br>]<br>] | |||
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| The '''7 July 2005 London bombings''' (often referred to as '''7/7''') were a series of co-ordinated ]s in ] which targeted civilians using the ] system during the morning ]. | |||
| On the night of Thursday, 7 July 2005, four ] ] detonated four bombs, three in quick succession aboard ] trains across the city and, later, a fourth on a double-decker bus in ]. Fifty-two civilians and the four bombers were killed in the attacks, and over 700 more were injured. | |||
| The explosions were caused by homemade ]–based devices packed into ]. The bombings were followed exactly two weeks later by a series of ]. | |||
| ==Attacks== | |||
| {{2005 London bombings}} | |||
| ===London Underground=== | |||
| {{Further|Timeline of the 2005 London bombings}} | |||
| {{see also|Attacks on the London Underground}} | |||
| At 8:50 am, three bombs were detonated on board ] trains within fifty seconds of each other: | |||
| # The first exploded on a 6-car ] ] sub-surface train, number 204, travelling eastbound between ] and ]. The train had left ] about eight minutes earlier. At the time of the explosion, the third car of the train was approximately 100 yards (90 m) along the tunnel from Liverpool Street. The parallel track of the ] between Liverpool Street and ] was also damaged in the blast. | |||
| # The second device exploded in the second car of another 6-car London Underground C69 and C77 Stock Circle line sub-surface train, number 216, which had just left platform 4 at ] and was travelling westbound toward ]. The train had also left King's Cross-St. Pancras about eight minutes previously. There were several other trains nearby at the time of the explosion; an eastbound Circle line train (arriving at platform 3 at Edgware Road from Paddington) was passing next to the bombed train and was damaged,<ref name="lucky-driver">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4671767.stm|title=I'm lucky to be here, says driver|accessdate=12 November 2006|date=11 July 2005|publisher=BBC | archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20061110184312/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4671767.stm| archivedate= 10 November 2006 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> along with a wall that later collapsed. There were two other trains at Edgware Road: an unidentified train on platform 2, and a southbound Hammersmith & City line service that had just arrived at platform 1. | |||
| # A third bomb was detonated on a 6-car ] ] deep-level Underground train, number 311, travelling southbound from King's Cross-St. Pancras and ]. The device exploded approximately one minute after the service departed King's Cross, by which time it had travelled about 500 yards (450 m). The explosion occurred at the rear of the first car of the train - number 166 - causing severe damage to the rear of that car as well as the front of the second one.<ref name="north-diary">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4670099.stm|title=Coming together as a city|accessdate=12 November 2006|date=15 July 2005|last=North|first=Rachel|publisher=BBC }}</ref> The surrounding tunnel also sustained damage. | |||
| It was originally thought that there had been six, rather than three, explosions on the Underground network. The bus bombing brought the reported total to seven; this was clarified later in the day. The erroneous reporting can be attributed to the fact that the blasts occurred on trains that were between stations, causing wounded passengers to emerge from both stations, giving the impression that there was an incident at each. Police also revised the timings of the tube blasts: initial reports had indicated that they occurred during a period of almost half-an-hour. This was due to initial confusion at London Underground (LU), where the explosions were initially believed to have been caused by ]s. One initial report, in the minutes after the explosions, involved a person under a train, while another described a derailment (both of which did occur, but only as a result of the explosions). A ] was declared by LU at 09:19, and LU began to cease the network's operations, ordering trains to continue only to the next station and suspending all services.<ref name="tube-log">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4674469.stm|title=Tube log shows initial confusion|accessdate=12 November 2006|date=12 July 2005|work=BBC News}}</ref> | |||
| The effects of the bombs are understood to have varied due to the differing characteristics of the tunnels in which they occurred:<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/uk/05/london_blasts/what_happened/html/russell_sq.stm|title=Indepth London Attacks |publisher=BBC News|accessdate=17 October 2009}}</ref> | |||
| * The Circle line is a "]" sub-surface tunnel, about 7 m (21 ft) deep. As the tunnel contains two parallel tracks, it is relatively wide. The two explosions on the Circle line were probably able to vent their force into the tunnel, reducing their destructive force. | |||
| * The Piccadilly line is a deep-level tunnel, up to 30 m (100 ft) below the surface and with narrow (3.56 m, or 11 ft 8¼ in) single-track tubes and just 15 cm (6 in) clearances. This confined space reflected the blast force, concentrating its effect. | |||
| ===Tavistock Square bus=== | |||
| ] | |||
| Almost one hour after the attacks on the London Underground, a fourth bomb was detonated on the top deck of a ] ], a ] (fleet number 17758, registration LX03 BUF, two years in service at the time) operated by ] and travelling its route from ] to ]. | |||
| Earlier, the bus had passed through the ] as it travelled from Hackney Wick to Marble Arch. At its final destination, the bus turned around and started the return route to Hackney Wick. It left Marble Arch at 9 am and arrived at ] at 9:35 am, where crowds of people had been evacuated from the tube and were boarding buses. | |||
| ] | |||
| The explosion at 9:47 am in ] ripped off the roof and destroyed the rear portion of the bus. The blast took place near BMA House, the headquarters of the ], on Upper Woburn Place. A number of doctors and medical staff in or near that building were able to provide immediate emergency assistance. | |||
| Witnesses reported seeing "half a bus flying through the air". ] and '']'' later reported that two injured bus passengers said that they saw a man exploding in the bus.<ref name="campbell-laville">{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2005/jul/13/july7.uksecurity6|title=British suicide bombers carried out London attacks, say police|first=Duncan|last=Campbell|first2=Sandra|last2=Laville|accessdate=15 November 2006|date=13 July 2005|work=The Guardian|authorlink=Duncan Campbell (The Guardian)}}</ref> | |||
| The location of the bomb inside the bus meant the front of the vehicle remained mostly intact. Most of the passengers at the front of the top deck survived, as did those near the front of the lower deck, including the driver, but those at the top and lower rear of the bus suffered more serious injuries. The extent of the damage caused to the victims' bodies resulted in a lengthy delay in announcing the death toll from the bombing while police determined how many bodies were present and whether the bomber was one of them. Several passers-by were also injured by the explosion and surrounding buildings were damaged by debris. | |||
| The bombed bus was subsequently covered with tarpaulin and removed by low-loader for forensic examination at a secure ] site. The vehicle was ultimately returned to Stagecoach and sold for breaking. A replacement bus, a new ] (fleet number 18500, which has been changed since to 19000, registration LX55 HGC), was named "Spirit of London". In October 2012 the "Spirit of London" bus was set alight in an arson attack, £50,000 will be spent to restore the bus<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20014969 |title=BBC News - Suspected arson on 7/7 tribute bus 'Spirit of London' |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2012-10-20 |accessdate=2013-03-25}}</ref> | |||
| ===Victims=== | |||
| All but one of the 52 victims had been residents in London during the attacks and were from a diverse range of backgrounds. Among those killed were several foreign-born British nationals, foreign exchange students, parents, and one British couple of 14 years. Due to train delays before the attacks, as well as subsequent transport issues caused by them, several victims died aboard trains and buses they would not normally have taken. Their ages ranged from 20 to 60 years old. | |||
| '''Aldgate:''' | |||
| {{Div col|cols=3|small=yes}} | |||
| *Lee Baisden (34) | |||
| *Benedetta Ciaccia (30) | |||
| *Richard Ellery (21) | |||
| *Richard Gray (41) | |||
| *Anne Moffat (48) | |||
| *Fiona Stevenson (29) | |||
| *Carrie Taylor (24) | |||
| {{Div col end}} | |||
| '''Edgware Road:''' | |||
| {{Div col|cols=3|small=yes}} | |||
| *Michael Stanley Brewster (52) | |||
| *Johnathan Downey (34) | |||
| *David Graham Foulkes (22) | |||
| *Colin William Morley (52) | |||
| *Jennifer Vanda Nicholson (24) | |||
| *Laura Webb (29) | |||
| {{Div col end}} | |||
| '''Russell Square:''' | |||
| {{Div col|cols=3|small=yes}} | |||
| *James Adams (32) | |||
| *Samantha Badham (35)<ref name="couple">Samantha Badham and Lee Harris were a couple at the time.</ref> | |||
| *Phillip Beer (22) | |||
| *Anna Brandt (41) | |||
| *Ciaran Cassidy (22) | |||
| *Elizabeth Daplyn (26) | |||
| *Arthur Frederick (60) | |||
| *Emily Jenkins (24) | |||
| *Adrian Johnson (37) | |||
| *Helen Jones (28) | |||
| *Karolina Gluck (29) | |||
| *Gamze Gunoral (24) | |||
| *Lee Harris (30)<ref name="couple"/> | |||
| *Ojara Ikeagwu (56) | |||
| *Susan Levy (53) | |||
| *Shelley Mather (25) | |||
| *Michael Matsushita (37) | |||
| *James Mayes (28) | |||
| *Behnaz Mozakka (47) | |||
| *Mihaela Otto (46) | |||
| *Atique Sharifi (24) | |||
| *Ihab Slimane (24) | |||
| *Christian Small (28) | |||
| *Monika Suchocka (23) | |||
| *Mala Trivedi (51) | |||
| *Rachell Chung For Yuen (27) | |||
| {{Div col end}} | |||
| '''Tavistock Square:''' | |||
| {{Div col|cols=3|small=yes}} | |||
| *Anthony Fatayi-Williams (26) | |||
| *Jamie Gordon (30) | |||
| *Giles Hart (55) | |||
| *Marie Hartley (34) | |||
| *Miriam Hyman (31) | |||
| *Shahara Islam (20) | |||
| *Neetu Jain (37) | |||
| *Sam Ly (28) | |||
| *Anat Rosenberg (39) | |||
| *William Wise (54) | |||
| *Gladys Wundowa (50) | |||
| {{Div col end}} | |||
| ==Bombers== | |||
| <!--do not change the date format in the file name-->], who detonated the bus bomb in Tavistock Square, is captured on CCTV leaving a ] store on the King's Cross station concourse at 9 am on 7 July 2005]] | |||
| <!--do not change the date in the file name-->] at 7:21 am on 7 July 2005. From left to right: ], ], ], and ].<ref>, BBC News, 17 July 2005. Retrieved 3 December 2006.</ref>]] | |||
| ===Profiles=== | |||
| The four suicide bombers were later identified and named as: | |||
| * ''']:''' aged 30 and of ]. Khan detonated his bomb just after leaving ] on a train travelling toward ], at 8:50 a.m. He lived in ], Leeds, with his wife and young child, where he worked as a learning mentor at a primary school. The blast killed seven people, including Khan himself. | |||
| * ''']:''' aged 22 and also of Pakistani descent. He detonated a bomb aboard a train travelling between ] and ], at 8:50 a.m. He lived in ] with his mother and father, working in a fish and chip shop. He was killed by the explosion along with seven members of the public. | |||
| * ''']:''' 19-year-old Jamaican-born Lindsay detonated his device on a train travelling between ] and ], at 8:50 a.m. He lived in ], Buckinghamshire, with his pregnant wife and young son. His blast killed 27 people, including Lindsay himself. | |||
| * ''']:''' the youngest of the four at 18, Hussain, who was of Pakistani descent, detonated his bomb on the top deck of a double-decker bus at 9:47 a.m. He lived in Leeds with his brother and sister-in-law. Fourteen people, including Hussain, died in the explosion in Tavistock Square. | |||
| ], ] when the attacks occurred, described the bombers as "]", a term describing them as previously unknown to authorities until they carried out their attacks.<ref name=TheTimes-2007-05-06> | |||
| {{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1752338.ece|title=The jihadi house parties of hate: Britain’s terror network offered an easy target the security sevices<!--SIC--> missed, says Shiv Malik|work=The Times|date=6 May 2007|accessdate=2 August 2010|quote=And how could Charles Clarke, home secretary at the time, claim that Khan and his associates were “clean skins” unknown to the security services?|first=Leo|last=Lewis}} </ref> On the day of the attacks, all four had travelled to ], Bedfordshire, by car, then to London by train. They were recorded on CCTV arriving at ] at about 08:30 am. | |||
| On 12 July 2005, the BBC reported that the ]'s anti-terrorism chief ] ] had said that property belonging to one of the bombers had been found at both the Aldgate and Edgware Road blasts. | |||
| ===Videotaped statements=== | |||
| Two of the bombers made videotapes describing their reasons for becoming what they called "soldiers". In a videotape broadcast by ] on 1 September 2005, ], described his motivation. The tape had been edited and also featured ] member — and future leader — ]:<ref>, ''BBC'', 1 September 2005. Retrieved 14 October 2010.</ref> | |||
| {{cquote|I and thousands like me are forsaking everything for what we believe. Our drive and motivation doesn't come from tangible commodities that this world has to offer. Our religion is Islam, obedience to the one true God and following the footsteps of the final prophet messenger. Your democratically-elected governments continuously perpetuate atrocities against my people all over the world. And your support of them makes you directly responsible, just as I am directly responsible for protecting and avenging my Muslim brothers and sisters. Until we feel security you will be our targets and until you stop the bombing, gassing, imprisonment and torture of my people we will not stop this fight. We are at war and I am a soldier. Now you too will taste the reality of this situation.}} | |||
| A second part of the tape continues | |||
| {{cquote|...I myself, I myself, I make dua (pray) to Allah... to raise me amongst those whom I love like the prophets, the messengers, the martyrs and today's heroes like our beloved Sheikh Osama Bin Laden, Dr Ayman al-Zawahri and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and all the other brothers and sisters that are fighting in the... of this cause.}} | |||
| On 6 July 2006, a videotaped statement by ] was broadcast by Al-Jazeera. In the video, which may have been edited<ref name="guardvideo">{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2006/jul/06/july7.uksecurity1|title=Video of London bomber released|work=Guardian|date=8 July 2006}}</ref> to include remarks by al-Zawahiri who appeared in Khan's video, Tanweer said: | |||
| {{cquote|What have you witnessed now is only the beginning of a string of attacks that will continue and become stronger until you pull your forces out of Afghanistan and Iraq. And until you stop your financial and military support to America and Israel.}} | |||
| Tanweer argued that the non-Muslims of Britain deserve such attacks because they voted for a government which "continues to oppress our mothers, children, brothers and sisters in Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq and ]."<ref>, ''The Times'', 6 July 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2007; a transcript of the tape is {{cite web |url=http://en.wikisource.org/Tape_of_Mohammad_Sidique_Khan |title=available at Wikisource |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071013041202/http://en.wikisource.org/Tape_of_Mohammad_Sidique_Khan |archivedate=13 October 2007}}</ref> | |||
| ==Effects and response== | |||
| {{Main|Response to the 2005 London bombings}} | |||
| ] announces the attack at the ] in Scotland]] | |||
| ===Initial reports=== | |||
| Initial reports suggested that a ] on the Underground power grid had caused explosions in power circuits. This was later ruled out by power suppliers ]. Commentators suggested that the explanation had been made because of bomb damage to power lines along the tracks; the rapid series of power failures caused by the explosions (or power being ended 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 circuit breaker operations that would result from a major power surge. A couple of hours after the bombings, ] ] confirmed the incidents were terrorist attacks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Incidents in London|url=http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/vo050707/debtext/50707-11.htm#column_465|publisher=]|accessdate=30 July 2008}}</ref> | |||
| ===Security alerts=== | |||
| Although there were security alerts at many locations throughout the United Kingdom, no other terrorist incidents occurred outside of central London. Suspicious packages were destroyed in controlled explosions in ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. Security across the country was increased to the ]. | |||
| '']'' reported on 17 July 2005 that police sniper units were following as many as a dozen al-Qaeda suspects in Britain. The covert armed teams were ordered to shoot to kill if surveillance suggested that a terror suspect was carrying a bomb and he refused to surrender if challenged. A member of the Metropolitan Police's ] said: "These units are trained to deal with any eventuality. Since the London bombs they have been deployed to look at certain people."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1697326,00.html|title=Police snipers track al-Qaeda suspects|work=The Times Online|date=17 July 2005|accessdate=3 December 2006|location=London|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20061022182920/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1697326,00.html|archivedate=22 October 2006 <!--DASHBot-->|first=Leo|last=Lewis}} {{Dead link|date=September 2011|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> | |||
| ===Transport and telecoms disruption=== | |||
| ] reported that its mobile telephone network reached capacity at about 10 a.m. on the day of the bombings, and it was forced to initiate emergency procedures to prioritise emergency calls (], the 'access overload control'). Other ]s also reported failures. The ] speculated that the telephone system was shut down by security services to prevent the possibility of mobile phones being used to trigger bombs. Although this option was considered, it became clear later that the intermittent unavailability of both mobile and landline telephone systems was due only to excessive usage. ACCOLC was activated only in a 1 km radius around ] because key emergency personnel did not have ACCOLC-enabled mobile phones.<ref>{{cite web|last=McCue|first=Andy|title=7/7 bomb rescue efforts hampered by communication failings|url=http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/networking/2006/06/05/77-bomb-rescue-efforts-hampered-by-communication-failings-39273086/|publisher=ZDNet UK|accessdate=18 April 2012}}</ref> The communications failures during the emergency sparked discussions to improve London's ].<ref>{{cite web|title=London Assembly 7 July Review Committee, follow-up re port|url=http://legacy.london.gov.uk/assembly/reports/7july/follow-up-report.pdf|publisher=London Assembly|accessdate=18 April 2012}}</ref> | |||
| ] London orbital road warns drivers to avoid the city.]] | |||
| For most of the day, central London's public transport system was largely out of service following the complete closure of the Underground, the closure of the Zone 1 ], and the evacuation of incident sites such as Russell Square. Bus services restarted at 4 p.m. on 7 July, and most mainline railway stations resumed service soon afterward. ] vessels were pressed into service to provide a free alternative to overcrowded trains and buses. Local lifeboats were required to act as safety boats, including the Sheerness lifeboat from the ] in Kent. Thousands of people chose to walk home or to the nearest Zone 2 bus or railway station. Most of the Underground, apart from the stations affected by the bombs, resumed service the next morning, though some commuters chose to stay at home. | |||
| Much of ] was also closed, with the ticket hall and waiting area being used as a makeshift hospital to treat casualties. Although the station reopened later during the day, only suburban rail services were able to use it, with ] trains terminating at ] (the service was fully restored on 9 July). ] remained available only to ] services in order to facilitate the ongoing recovery and investigation for a week, though ] services were restored on 15 July and the ] on 18 July. ], located next to King's Cross, was shut on the afternoon of the attacks, with all ] trains terminating at ], causing disruption to services to ], ] and ]. | |||
| ] | |||
| By 25 July there were still disruptions to the ] (which was not running between ] and ] in either direction), the ] (which was only running a shuttle service between ] and ]) and the ] (which was suspended in its entirety). The Metropolitan line resumed services between ] and Aldgate on 25 July. The Hammersmith & City line was also operating a peak-hours service between ] and ]. Most of the remainder of the Underground network was however operating normally. | |||
| On 2 August the Hammersmith & City line resumed normal service; the Circle line was still suspended, though all Circle line stations are also served by other lines. The Piccadilly line service resumed on 4 August. | |||
| ===Economic effect=== | |||
| ] | |||
| There were limited reactions to the attack in the ] as measured by ] and ] activity. The value of the ] decreased 0.89 cents to a 19-month low against the U.S. dollar. The ] fell by about 200 points during the two hours after the first attack. This was its greatest decrease since the ], and it triggered the ]'s 'Special Measures', restricting ] and aimed at ensuring market stability. However, by the time the market closed it had recovered to only 71.3 points (1.36%) down on the previous day's three-year closing high. Markets in France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain also closed about 1% down on the day. | |||
| U.S. market indexes increased slightly, partly because the dollar index increased sharply against the pound and the euro. The ] gained 31.61 to 10,302.29. The ] increased 7.01 to 2075.66. The ] increased 2.93 points to 1197.87 after decreasing as much as 1%. Every benchmark value gained 0.3%.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aflPCIrU37Ns&refer=us|title=U.S. Stocks Rise, Erasing Losses on London Bombings; Gap Rises|first=Dune|last=Lawrence|work=Bloomberg|date=7 July 2005|accessdate=3 December 2006}}</ref> | |||
| The market values increased again on 8 July as it became clear that the damage caused by the bombings was not as great as thought initially. By end of trading the market had recovered fully to above its level at start of trading on 7 July. Insurers in the UK tend to ] their terrorist liabilities in excess of the first £75,000,000 with ], a mutual insurer established by the government with major insurers. Pool Re has substantial reserves and newspaper reports indicated that claims would easily be funded. | |||
| On 9 July, the ], ] and the ] revealed that they had instigated contingency plans immediately after the attacks to ensure that the UK financial markets could keep trading. This involved the activation of a "secret chatroom" on the British government's Financial Sector Continuity website, which allowed the institutions to communicate with the country's banks and market dealers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4666225.stm|title=Banks talked via secret chatroom|work=BBC News|date=8 July 2005|accessdate=3 December 2006}}</ref> | |||
| ===Media response=== | |||
| ] gazebo<br>at ]]] | |||
| Continuous news coverage of the attacks was broadcast throughout 7 July, by both ] and ], uninterrupted until 7 p.m. ] did not broadcast any advertisements for 24 hours. ] confirmed later that its coverage on ITV1 was its longest uninterrupted on-air broadcast of its 50 year history. Television coverage was notable for the use of mobile telephone footage sent in by members of the public and live pictures from traffic ] cameras. | |||
| The ] website recorded an all-time ] peak of 11 ]/s at midday on 7 July. ] received some 1 billion total accesses throughout the course of the day (including all images, text and HTML), serving some 5.5 ]s of data. At peak times during the day there were 40,000 page requests per second for the BBC News website. The previous day's announcement of the ] being awarded to London resulted in up to 5 ]/s. The previous all time maximum for the website followed the announcement of the ], which used 7.2 ]/s.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/feedback/07July_Statistics.shtml | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070703070502/http://www.bbc.co.uk/feedback/07July_Statistics.shtml | archivedate=3 July 2007 | title=Statistics on BBC Webservers 7 July 2005 |work=BBC Online | accessdate=3 December 2006}}</ref> | |||
| On 12 July it was reported that the ] released leaflets showing images of the 'No. 30 bus' after it was destroyed. The slogan, "Maybe now it's time to start listening to the BNP" was printed beside the photo. Home Secretary Charles Clarke described it as an attempt by the BNP to "cynically exploit the current tragic events in London to further their spread of hatred".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4674675.stm|title=Politics BNP campaign uses bus bomb photo|work=BBC News|date=12 July 2005|accessdate=17 October 2009| archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20091026023429/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4674675.stm|archivedate= 26 October 2009 <!--DASHBot-->|deadurl=no}}</ref> | |||
| Some media outside the UK complained that successive British governments had been unduly tolerant towards radical ] militants, so long as they were involved in activities outside the UK.<ref name=NYTJuly8>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/10/international/europe/10qaeda.html?ei=5090&en=03dee04dd2987f2b&ex=1278648000&partner=rssuserland&pagewanted=all|title=For a Decade, London Thrived as a Busy Crossroads of Terror|first1=Elaine|last1=Sciolino|first2=Don|last2=van Natta, Jr.|work=The New York Times|date=10 July 2005|accessdate=8 July 2008}}</ref> Britain's reluctance to extradite or prosecute terrorist suspects resulted in London being dubbed '']''.<ref>Philips, Melanie. ''Londonistan''. Encounter Books, 2006, p. 189 ff.</ref> | |||
| ===Claims of responsibility=== | |||
| Even before the identity of the bombers became known, former Metropolitan Police commissioner ] said he believed they were almost certainly born or based in Britain, and would not "fit the caricature al-Qaeda fanatic from some backward village in Algeria or Afghanistan".<ref>{{cite news | title=Police appeal for bombing footage | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4668675.stm |work=BBC News| date=10 July 2005 | accessdate=3 December 2006| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20061123232831/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4668675.stm| archivedate= 23 November 2006 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> The attacks would have required extensive preparation and prior reconnaissance efforts, and a familiarity with bomb-making and the London transport network as well as access to significant amounts of bomb-making equipment and chemicals. | |||
| Some newspaper editorials in ] blamed the bombing on British or American authorities seeking to further justify the ], and claimed that the plan that included the bombings also involved increasing harassment of ].<ref>{{cite news | title=Iran press blames West for blasts | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4672037.stm |work=BBC News| date=11 July 2005 | accessdate=3 December 2006 | first=Frances | last=Harrison| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20061120083318/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4672037.stm| archivedate= 20 November 2006 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> | |||
| On 13 August 2005, quoting police and ] sources, ''The Independent'' reported that the bombers acted independently of an al-Qaeda terror mastermind some place abroad.<ref>{{cite news | title= London bombings: the truth emerges | url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/london-bombings-the-truth-emerges-502660.html | first=Jason | last=Bennetto | coauthors=Ian Herbert | work=The Independent | date=13 August 2005 | accessdate=3 December 2006}}</ref> | |||
| On 1 September it was reported that al-Qaeda ] for the attacks in a videotape broadcast by the Arab television network ]. However, an official inquiry by the British government reported that the tape claiming responsibility had been edited after the attacks, and that the bombers did not have direct assistance from al-Qaeda.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2006/apr/09/july7.uksecurity |title=Leak reveals official story of London bombings UK news The Observer |work=Guardian |date= 9 April 2006|accessdate=17 October 2009 | first=Mark | last=Townsend}}</ref> Zabi uk-Taifi, an al-Qaeda commander arrested in Pakistan in January 2009, may have had connections to the bombings, according to Pakistani intelligence sources.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/4313740/Al-Qaeda-commander-linked-to-2005-London-bombings-led-attacks-on-Nato-convoys.html |title=Al-Qaeda commander linked to 2005 London bombings led attacks on Nato convoys |publisher=The Telegraph |date=22 January 2009 |accessdate=5 February 2009 | first1=Dean | last1=Nelson | first2=Emal | last2=Khan| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20090130034450/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/4313740/Al-Qaeda-commander-linked-to-2005-London-bombings-led-attacks-on-Nato-convoys.html| archivedate= 30 January 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> More recently, documents found by German authorities on a terrorist suspect arrested in Berlin in May 2011 have suggested that ], a British al Qaeda operative, played a key role in planning the attacks.<ref>Robertson, Nic Cruickshank, Paul and Lister, Tim (30 April 2012) CNN.com</ref> | |||
| ====Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades==== | |||
| A second claim of responsibility was posted on the Internet by another al-Qaeda-linked group, ]. The group had, however, previously falsely claimed responsibility for events that were the result of technical problems, such as the ] and the U.S. ].<ref>{{cite news | title=Tube blasts "almost simultaneous" | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2005/jul/09/july7.uksecurity12 | first=Chris | last=Johnston | work=The Guardian | date=9 July 2005 | accessdate=3 December 2006 | location=London}}</ref> | |||
| ===Conspiracy theories=== | |||
| ] | |||
| A survey of 500 British Muslims undertaken by ] found that 24% believed the four bombers blamed for the attacks did not perform them.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/society/religion/survey+government+hasnt+told+truth+about+77/545847|title=Survey: 'government hasn't told truth about 7/7'|last=Soni|first=Darshna|date=4 June 2007|work=Channel 4 News|accessdate=12 August 2009}}</ref> In 2006, the government had refused to hold a public inquiry, stating that "it would be a ludicrous diversion". Prime Minister ] said an independent inquiry would "undermine support" for ], while the leader of the opposition, ], said only a full inquiry would "get to the truth".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/may/03/july7.topstories3 |title=7/7 leader: more evidence reveals what police knew |work=The Guardian |date= 3 May 2007|accessdate=17 October 2009 | location=London | first1=Helen | last1=Carter | first2=Vikram | last2=Dodd | first3=Ian | last3=Cobain}}</ref> In reaction to revelations about the extent of security service investigations into the bombers prior to the attack, the ], ], said: "It is becoming more and more clear that the story presented to the public and ] is at odds with the facts."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/may/03/july7.topstories3 | title= | |||
| 7/7 leader: more evidence reveals what police knew | first=Vikram | last=Dodd | work=The Guardian | date=3 May 2007 | accessdate=20 December 2007 | location=London}}</ref> However, the decision against an independent public inquest was later reversed. A full public inquest into the bombings was subsequently begun from October 2010. Coroner Lady Justice Hallett stated that the inquest would examine how each victim died and whether MI5, if it had worked better, could have prevented the attack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11511461|title=7/7 bombs acts of 'merciless savagery', inquests told|work=BBC News|date=11 October 2010|accessdate=15 May 2012}}</ref> | |||
| There have been various ] proposed about the bombings, including the suggestion that the bombers were ']', based on claims about timings of the trains and the train from Luton, supposed explosions underneath the carriages, and allegations of the faking of the one time-stamped and dated photograph of the bombers at Luton station.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2006/jun/27/july7.uksecurity|title=Seeing isn't believing|last=Honingsbaum|first=Mark|date=27 June 2006|work=The Guardian|accessdate=12 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/society/law_order/77+the+conspiracy+theories/545762|title=7/7: the conspiracy theories|last=Soni|first=Darshna|date=4 June 2007|work=Channel 4 News|accessdate=12 August 2009}}</ref> Claims made by one theorist in the Internet video '']'' were examined by the ] documentary series '']'', in an episode titled "7/7" first broadcast on 30 June 2009, which debunked many of the video's claims.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8124687.stm|title=Unmasking the mysterious 7/7 conspiracy theorist |date=30 June 2009|work=BBC News Magazine|accessdate=12 August 2009| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20090706155726/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8124687.stm| archivedate= 6 July 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> | |||
| On the day of the bombings ] of Visor Consultants gave interviews on ] and ] saying that he was working on a crisis management simulation drill, in the ], "based on simultaneous bombs going off precisely at the railway stations where it happened this morning", when he heard that an attack was going on in real life. He described this as a coincidence. He also gave an interview to the '']'' where he spoke of "an exercise involving mock broadcasts when it happened for real".<ref>Manchester Evening News "King's Cross Man's Crisis Course", 8 July 2005</ref> After a few days he dismissed it as a "spooky coincidence" on Canadian TV.<ref></ref> | |||
| ==Investigation== | |||
| ===Initial results=== | |||
| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; float:right;" | |||
| |- | |||
| ! colspan=2 | Number of fatalities | |||
| |- | |||
| | Aldgate || 7 | |||
| |- | |||
| | Edgware Road || 6 | |||
| |- | |||
| | King's Cross || 26 | |||
| |- | |||
| | Tavistock Square || 13 | |||
| |- | |||
| ! Total number of victims || 52 | |||
| |- | |||
| | Suicide bombers || 4 | |||
| |- | |||
| ! Total fatalities || 56 | |||
| |} | |||
| Initially, there was much confused information from police sources as to the origin, method, and even timings of the explosions. Forensic examiners had thought initially that military-grade ] were used and, as the blasts were thought to have been simultaneous, that synchronised timed detonators were employed. This hypothesis changed as more information became available. Home-made ]-based devices were used, according to a May 2006 report from the British government's ].<ref>{{cite news | |||
| |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/11_05_06_isc_london_attacks_report.pdf | |||
| |title=Report into the London Terrorist Attacks on 7 July 2005 | |||
| |author=Intelligence and Security Committee | |||
| |month=May | year=2006 | |||
| |page=11|format=PDF |work=BBC News }}</ref> | |||
| Fifty-six people, including the four suicide bombers, were killed by the attacks<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4668245.stm |title=List of the bomb blast victims |accessdate=7 July 2007 |date=20 July 2005 |publisher=BBC News }}</ref> and about 700 were injured, of whom about 100 were hospitalised for at least one night. The incident was the deadliest single act of terrorism in the United Kingdom since the 1988 bombing of ] over Lockerbie, Scotland, which killed 270 people,<ref>{{cite web | title = 7/7 bombings 'could have taken place 24 hours earlier', as inquests hear startling new details of attacks | author = James White | url = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1319577/7-7-INQUESTS-Bombings-taken-place-24-hours-earlier.html | publisher = '']'' | date = 11 October 2010 | accessdate =5 August 2012}}</ref> and the deadliest bombing in London since the Second World War.<ref>{{cite web | title = London Bomb Rescuers Were Hindered by Communications | author = Brian Lysaght and Alex Morales | url = http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aZjIrmdLQ9zo&refer=europe | publisher = '']'' | date = 5 June 2006 | accessdate =5 August 2012}}</ref> | |||
| Police examined about 2,500 items of ] footage and ] from the scenes of the attacks. The bombs were probably placed on the floors of the trains and bus. | |||
| Investigators identified four men who they alleged had been the suicide bombers. This made the bombings the first ever ] in the British Isles.<ref>{{cite news | first=Dan | last=Eggen | coauthors=Scott Wilson | title=Suicide Bombs Potent Tools of Terrorists | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/16/AR2005071601363.html | work=The Washington Post | date=17 July 2005 | accessdate=3 December 2006}}</ref> ], the interior minister and future ], caused consternation at the British ] when he briefed the press that one of the names had been described the previous year at an Anglo-French security meeting as an asset of British intelligence. Home Secretary Charles Clarke said later that this was "not his recollection." | |||
| ], former head of the ]'s anti-terrorism centre, told ''The Guardian'' that "two unexploded bombs" were recovered as well as "mechanical timing devices", although this claim was explicitly rejected by London's Metropolitan Police Service.<ref>{{cite news | first=Hugh | last=Muir | coauthors=Rosie Cowan | title=Four bombs in 50 minutes – Britain suffers its worst-ever terror attack | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1523819,00.html | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071217222740/http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1523819,00.html | archivedate=17 December 2007 | work=The Guardian | date=8 July 2005 | accessdate=3 December 2006 | location=London}}</ref> | |||
| ===Police raids=== | |||
| ] raided six properties in the ] area on 12 July: two houses in ], two in ], one in ] and one in Alexandra Grove in ]. One man was arrested. Officers also raided a residential property on Northern Road in the Buckinghamshire town of ] on 13 July. | |||
| The police service say a significant amount of explosive material was found in the Leeds raids and a ] was carried out at one of the properties. Explosives were also found in the vehicle associated with one of the bombers, Shehzad Tanweer, at Luton railway station and subjected to controlled explosion.<ref name="campbell-laville"/><ref>{{cite news | title=London bombers "were all British" | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4676577.stm |work=BBC News| date=12 July 2005 | accessdate=3 December 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=One London bomber died in blast | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4674463.stm |work=BBC News| date=12 July 2005 | accessdate=3 December 2006| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20061216200353/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4674463.stm| archivedate= 16 December 2006 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=The suicide bomb plot hatched in Yorkshire | url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/the-suicide-bomb-plot-hatched-in-yorkshire-498616.html | first=Jason | last=Bennetto | coauthors=Ian Herbert | work=The Independent | date=13 July 2005 | accessdate=3 December 2006 | location=London}}</ref> | |||
| ===Luton cell=== | |||
| There was speculation about a possible association between the bombers and another alleged Islamist cell in ] which was ended during August 2004. The Luton group was uncovered after ] was arrested in ], Pakistan. His laptop computer was said to contain plans for tube attacks in London, as well as attacks on financial buildings in ] and ] The group was subject to surveillance but on 2 August 2004 the '']'' published Khan's name, citing Pakistani sources. The news leak forced police in Britain and Canada to make arrests before their investigations were complete. The U.S. government later said they had given the name to some journalists as "]", for which ], the ], apologised. | |||
| When the Luton cell was ended, one of the London bombers, Mohammad Sidique Khan (no known relation), was scrutinised briefly by MI5 who determined that he was not a likely threat and he was not surveilled.<ref>{{cite news | title=MI5 judged bomber "no threat" | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1697562,00.html | work=The Times Online | first=David | last=Leppard | date=17 July 2005 | accessdate=3 December 2006 | location=London}}</ref> | |||
| ===March 2007 arrests=== | |||
| On 22 March 2007, three men were arrested in connection with the bombings. Two were arrested at 1 pm at ], attempting to board a flight bound for ] that afternoon. They were apprehended by undercover officers who had been following the men as part of a surveillance operation. They had not intended to arrest the men that day, but believed they could not risk letting the suspects leave the country. A third man was arrested in the Beeston area of Leeds at an address on the street where one of the suicide bombers had lived before the attacks.<ref>{{cite news | title=Three held over 7 July bombings | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6481495.stm |work=BBC News| date=22 March 2007 | accessdate=1 January 2010| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100111135603/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6481495.stm| archivedate= 11 January 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> | |||
| ===May 2007 arrests=== | |||
| On 9 May 2007 police made four further arrests, three in ] and one in ], Birmingham. Hasina Patel, widow of the presumed ringleader Mohammed Sidique Khan, was among those arrested for "commissioning, preparing or instigating acts of terrorism".<ref name="ringleader">{{cite news | title=Police quiz 7 July bomber's widow |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6637917.stm |work=BBC News| date=9 May 2007 | accessdate=1 January 2010}}</ref> | |||
| Three of those arrested, including Patel, were released on 15 May.<ref name="ringleader"/> The fourth, Khalid Khaliq, an unemployed single father of three, was charged on 17 July 2007 with possessing an ] training manual, but the charge was not related to the 2005 London attacks. Conviction for possession of a document containing information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism carried a maximum ten-year jail sentence.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6675165.stm |title=UK Man bailed over 'al-Qaeda manual' |publisher=BBC News|date=21 May 2007 |accessdate=17 October 2009}}</ref> | |||
| ===Deportation of Abdullah el-Faisal=== | |||
| ] was deported to Jamaica, his country of origin, from Britain on 25 May 2006 after reaching the parole date in his prison sentence. He was found guilty of three charges of soliciting the murder of Jews, Americans and Hindus and two charges of using threatening words to incite racial hatred in 2003 and, despite an appeal, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment. In 2006 ] alleged to MPs that el-Faisal had influenced Jamaican-born Briton Germaine Lindsay into participating in the 7/7 bombings.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6691701.stm |title=UK Race hate cleric Faisal deported |publisher=BBC News|date=25 May 2007 |accessdate=17 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/3494905.stm |title=England London , 'Hate preacher' loses his appeal |publisher=BBC News|date=17 February 2004 |accessdate=17 October 2009}}</ref> | |||
| ===Investigation of Mohammad Sidique Khan=== | |||
| ''The Guardian'' reported 3 May 2007 that police had investigated ] twice during 2005. The newspaper said it "learned that on 27 January 2005, police took a statement from the manager of a garage in Leeds which had loaned Khan a courtesy car while his vehicle was being repaired." It also said that "on the afternoon of 3 February an officer from Scotland Yard's anti-terrorism branch carried out inquiries with the company which had insured a car in which Khan was seen driving almost a year earlier". Nothing about these inquiries appeared in the report by Parliament's intelligence and security committee after it investigated the 7 July attacks. Scotland Yard described the 2005 inquiries as "routine", while security sources said they were related to the fertiliser bomb plot. | |||
| ===Reports of warnings=== | |||
| While no warnings before the 7 July bombings have been documented officially or acknowledged, the following are sometimes quoted as indications either of the events to come or of some foreknowledge. | |||
| * One of the London bombers, ], was briefly scrutinised by ] who determined that he was not a likely threat and he was not put under surveillance.<ref name=NOTHREAT> The Times Online</ref> | |||
| * Some news stories, current a few hours after the attacks, questioned the British government's contention that there had not been any warning or prior intelligence. It was reported by ] that a senior Israeli official said that British police told the ] minutes before the explosions that they had received warnings of possible terror attacks in the UK capital. An AP report used by a number of news sites, including '']'', attributed the initial report of a warning to an Israeli "Foreign Ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity", but added Foreign Minister ]'s later denial on ]: "There was no early information about terrorist attacks." A similar report on the site of right-wing Israeli paper ''Israel National News/Arutz Sheva'' attributed the story to "Army Radio quoting unconfirmed reliable sources."<ref name=REPORT> Arutz Sheva – cached copy at </ref> Although the report has been retracted, the original stories are still circulated as a result of their presence on the news websites' archives. | |||
| * In an interview with the Portuguese newspaper '']'' a month after the ], ]n-born cleric ] warned that "a very well-organised" London-based group which he called 'al-Qaeda Europe', was "on the verge of launching a big operation."<ref name=BAKRI>{{cite web|url=http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=43819&version=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56 |title=Gulf Times |publisher=Gulf Times |accessdate=17 October 2009| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20090903203004/http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=43819&version=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56| archivedate= 3 September 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> In December 2004, Bakri vowed that if Western governments did not change their policies, Muslims would give them "a 9/11, day after day after day."<ref name=NYTJuly8/> | |||
| * According to a 17 November 2004 post on the '']'' website, U.S. authorities in 2004 had evidence that terrorists were planning a possible attack in London. In addition, the article stated that, "fears of terror attacks have prompted FBI agents based in the ] to avoid travelling on London's popular underground railway (or tube) system."<ref> at www.msnbc.msn.com – cached copy at </ref> | |||
| * In an interview published by the German magazine '']'' dated 10 July 2005, ], director of the Israeli intelligence agency ], said that the agency's office in London was alerted to the impending attack at 8:43 am, six minutes before the first bomb detonated. The warning of a possible attack was a result of an investigation into an earlier terrorist bombing in ], which may have been related to the London bombings.<ref>at web.israelinsider.com</ref> | |||
| ===Anwar al-Awlaki=== | |||
| '']'' reported that radical imam ] inspired the bombers.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6630555/Fort-Hood-shooting-radical-Islamic-preacher-also-inspired-July-7-bombers.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | title=Fort Hood shooting: radical Islamic preacher also inspired July 7 bombers | first1=Philip | last1=Sherwell | first2=Duncan | last2=Gardham | date=23 November 2009}}</ref> The bombers transcribed lectures of al-Awlaki while plotting the bombings. His materials were found in the possession of accused accomplices of the suicide bombers. Awlaki has also been linked to the ] in Canada, the ] in New Jersey, the 2009 ] in Texas, and the failed attack on ], a commercial flight from Amsterdam to Detroit, on Christmas Day, 2009.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/nov/12/nation/na-awlaki12?pg=2 | work=The Los Angeles Times | title=Fort Hood suspect's contact with cleric spelled trouble, experts say | first1=Sebastian | last1=Rotella | first2=Josh | last2=Meyer | date=12 November 2009}}</ref> Al-Awlaki was killed by a US drone attack in 2011. | |||
| ===Independent inquiry=== | |||
| In October 2010 an independent coroner's inquest of the bombings began.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://7julyinquests.independent.gov.uk/ |title=Coroner's Inquest into the London bombings of 7 July 2005 |publisher=7julyinquests.independent.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=15 July 2012}}</ref> ] was appointed to hear the inquest, which would consider both whether the attacks were preventable, and the emergency service response to them. | |||
| After seven months of evidence and deliberation, the verdict of the inquiry was released and read in the Houses of Parliament on 9 May 2011. It determined that the 52 victims had been unlawfully killed; their deaths could not have been prevented, and they would probably have died "whatever time the emergency services reached and rescued them". Hallett concluded that ] had not made every possible improvement since the attacks but that it was not "right or fair" to say more attention should have been paid to ringleader ] prior to 7 July. She also decided that there should be no public inquiry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/about-us/parliamentary-business/written-ministerial-statement/77-inquest-wms/ |title=7/7 inquest – WMS |publisher=Home Office |date= |accessdate=16 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13308371 | work=BBC News | title=7/7 inquests: Emergency delays 'did not cause deaths' | date=6 May 2011}}</ref> | |||
| The report provided nine recommendations to various bodies:<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/blog/2011/may/06/7-7-inquest-verdict-live-coverage?commentpage=last#block-29 | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Paul | last=Owen | title=7/7 inquest verdict – Friday 6 May 2011 | date=6 May 2011}}</ref> | |||
| #With reference to a photograph of Khan and ] which was so badly cropped by MI5 that the pair was virtually unrecognisable to the U.S. authorities asked to review it, the inquiry recommended that procedures be improved so that humans asked to view photographs are shown them in best possible quality. | |||
| #In relation to the suggestion that MI5 failed to realise the suspects were important quickly enough, the inquiry recommended that MI5 improves the way it records decisions relating to suspect assessment. | |||
| #The inquiry recommended that 'major incident' training for all frontline staff, especially those working on the Underground, is reviewed. | |||
| #With regards to the facts that London Underground (LU) is unable to declare a 'major incident' itself and that LU was not invited to an emergency meeting at Scotland Yard at 10:30 am on the morning of the bombings, the inquiry recommends that the way ] (TfL) and the London ] team are alerted to major incidents and the way the emergency services are informed is reviewed. | |||
| #Regarding the confusion on 7 July 2005 over the emergency rendezvous point, it was recommended that a common initial rendezvous point is permanently staffed and advised to emergency services; | |||
| #In response to the evidence that some firefighters refused to walk on the tracks at Aldgate to reach the bombed train because they had not received confirmation that the electric current had been switched off, the inquiry recommended a review into how emergency workers confirm whether the current is off after a major incident. | |||
| #A recommendation was made that TfL reviewed the provision of stretchers and ] equipment at Underground stations. | |||
| #Training of London Ambulance Service (LAS) staff of "multi-casualty triage" should be reviewed, following concerns in the inquest that some casualties were not actually treated by paramedics who had triaged them. | |||
| #A final recommendation was made to the ], the ] and the London resilience team to review the capability and funding of emergency medical care in the city. | |||
| ===Newspaper phone hacking=== | |||
| It was revealed in July 2011 that relatives of some of the victims of the bombings may have had their telephones accessed by the '']'' in the aftermath of the attacks. The revelations added to an existing ] by the tabloid newspaper. | |||
| The fathers of two victims, one in the Edgware Road blast and another at Russell Square, told the BBC that police officers investigating the alleged hacking had warned them that their contact details were found on a target list, while a former firefighter who helped injured passengers escape from Edgware Road also said he had been contacted by police who were looking into the hacking allegations.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14040841 | work=BBC News | title=News of the World 'hacked 7/7 family phones' | date=6 July 2011}}</ref> A number of survivors from the bombed trains also revealed that police had warned them their phones may have been accessed and their messages intercepted, and in some cases officers advised them to change security codes and PIN numbers.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hutchinson |first=Lisa |url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/evening-chronicle-news/2011/07/07/tyneside-7-7-bombings-survivor-lisa-french-has-been-contacted-by-detectives-investigating-news-of-the-world-phone-hacking-scandal-72703-29009171/ |title=Tyneside 7/7 bombings survivor Lisa French has been contacted by detectives investigating News of the World phone hacking scandal. – Chronicle News – News |publisher=ChronicleLive |date=7 July 2011 |accessdate=16 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kentnews.co.uk/news/london_bombing_survivor_threatens_to_sue_over_hacking_1_956554 |title=London bombing survivor threatens to sue over hacking – News |publisher=Kent News |date= |accessdate=16 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Susan Ryan |url=http://www.thejournal.ie/warnings-of-potential-irish-victims-of-notw-phone-hacking-172128-Jul2011/ |title=Warnings of potential Irish victims of NOTW phone hacking · TheJournal |publisher=Thejournal.ie |date= |accessdate=16 September 2011}}</ref> | |||
| == Memorials == | |||
| ] on the evening of 14 July 2005]] | |||
| ] memorial]] | |||
| {{main|7 July 2005 London bombings memorials and services}} | |||
| Since the bombings, the United Kingdom and other nations have honoured the victims in several ways. Most of these memorials have included moments of silence, candlelit vigils, and the laying of flowers at the attack sites. Foreign leaders have also remembered the dead by ordering their flags to be flown at ], signing books of condolences at embassies of the UK, and issuing messages of support and condolences to the British people. | |||
| === United Kingdom === | |||
| The government ordered the ] to be flown at half-mast on 8 July.<ref>(7 July 2005). "". UTV. Retrieved 4 September 2007.</ref> The following day, the ] led prayers for the victims during a service paying tribute to the role of women during the Second World War. A vigil, called by the ], ] and ], was held from 5 pm, at Friends Meeting House on Euston Road. | |||
| A two-minute silence was held on 14 July 2005 throughout Europe.<ref>(10 July 2005). "". ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 4 September 2007.</ref> Thousands attended a vigil at 6 pm on ]. After an initial silence there was a series of speakers for two hours. A memorial service was held at ] on 1 November 2005.<ref>(1 November 2005). "". BBC. Retrieved 4 September 2007.</ref> To mark the first anniversary of the attack, a two-minute silence was observed at midday across the country.<ref>(7 July 2006). "". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2007.</ref> | |||
| A permanent memorial was opened in 2009 by ] in ] to mark the fourth anniversary of the bombings.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8137265.stm |work=BBC News| title=Tributes paid at 7 July memorial | date=7 July 2009}}</ref> | |||
| During the ] in London a minute's silence was held to commemorate those killed in the attacks. | |||
| ===International=== | |||
| ] ] visited the British embassy the day after the bombings, upon his return from the G8 summit in Scotland, and signed a book of condolence.<ref>{{cite web|date=8 July 2005|url=http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2005/07/20050708-9.html|title=President Signs Book of Condolence at British Embassy|publisher=whitehouse.gov|accessdate=16 April 2008}}</ref> In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Army band played '']'' (the British national anthem, the melody of which is also used in an American patriotic hymn, '']'', in the United States), a suggestion of US Army Veteran John Miska made to Vice Chief of Staff General Cody, outside the ].<ref>(7 July 2005). "". CNN. Retrieved 16 April 2008.</ref> On 12 July, a ] brass ensemble played the British national anthem during the pre-game festivities of the ] at ] in ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/allstar/2005-07-13-rating-the-game_x.htm|title=Rating the game: Clemens, dugout humor spice it up|date=13 July 2005|accessdate=15 January 2010|first=Mike|last=Dodd|newspaper=USA Today}}</ref> | |||
| Flags were ordered to fly at half-mast across Australia, New Zealand<ref name=NZflags>(8 July 2005). "". tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 4 September 2007.</ref> and Canada.<ref name=Canadaflag>(1 September 2005). "". Canadian Heritage. Retrieved 4 September 2007.</ref> The ] was raised to half-mast alongside the ] on ] as a show of "sympathy between nations".<ref>(3 September 2009). "". Australian National Flag Association. Retrieved 6 February 2011.</ref> | |||
| Moments of silence were observed in the ], the ] and by the ]<ref>(12 July 2005). "". Department of the Taoiseach. Retrieved 4 September 2007.</ref> on 14 July, at the same time as in the United Kingdom.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} The British national anthem was played at the changing of the royal guard at ] in ] in memorial to the victims of the attacks. The ceremony was attended by the British ambassador to Spain and members of the ]. After the ], the UK had hosted a similar ceremony at ].<ref>(13 July 2005). "". BBC. Retrieved 4 September 2007.</ref> | |||
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| * . Retrieved 11 August 2005 | |||
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