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28 unusual facts about 7 July 2005 London bombings


2005 British Grand Prix

Before the race, a minute of silence was held as a mark of respect for those who had lost their lives in the London bombings three days earlier.

Benjamin Franklin Bridge

The DRPA temporarily closed the walkways to the public the day after the 7 July 2005 London bombings, citing security concerns.

Christian Forshaw

He was subsequently commissioned to write a piece in memory of victims of the London bombings of 2005.

Flags at Buckingham Palace

Since then, the Union Flag flies from the Palace when the Queen is not in residence, and has flown at half mast upon the deaths of members of the Royal Family, and other times of national mourning such as following the terrorist bombings in London on 7 July 2005, the death of former U.S. president Gerald Ford and the death of Margaret Thatcher on 8 April 2013.

Fortifications of London

London is a major terrorist target, having been subjected to repeated Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) bombings during the Troubles and more recently 7 July 2005 London bombings by Muslim extremists.

Georgios Voulgarakis

A Greek prosecutor has backed claims by a group of Pakistani men that they were abducted by Greek and British intelligence agents in the wake of the London bombings.

Heather Hallett

Hallett was chosen in 2009 to act as coroner in the inquest of the 52 fatal victims of the 7/7 bombings; hearings began in October 2010.

Helen Buckingham

While on holiday in England during the year, she found herself caught up in the 7 July 2005 London bombings; she was on a train in front of one of those bombed.

Holland Tunnel

Cell phone service was turned off after a series of terrorist bombings occurred in London on July 7, 2005, but was reinstated a few days later.

Hunting for Witches

"Hunting for Witches" lyrics were influenced by the terrorist attacks on London's transportation system in July 2005, the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, and the media's reaction to the attacks.

J. Clive Matthews

Formerly known as Europhobia, the blog rose to prominence for its coverage of the 7 July 2005 London bombings and subsequent campaign to raise money to buy emergency service workers a thank-you pint of beer.

Julian Bovis

His work on the 7 July 2005 London bombings won the Daily Telegraph the European Newspaper Design Award for news coverage.

Kerry Andrew

Her vocal trio piece The Song of Doves concluded the national memorial service for the victims of the 7 July bombings, receiving national broadcast live on the BBC and other news outlets.

Kim Jerray-Silver

Jerray-Silver became a firefighter and was among the first on the scene at Edgware Road during the 7 July 2005 London bombings.

King's Cross St. Pancras tube station

On 7 July 2005, as part of a co-ordinated bomb attack, an explosion in a Piccadilly line train travelling between King's Cross St Pancras and Russell Square resulted in the deaths of 26 people.

Kostas Karamanlis

A group of Pakistani men has claimed that they were abducted by Greek and British intelligence agents in the wake of the 7 July 2005 London bombings.

Leaky feeder

That this situation continued to exist after the 1987 King's Cross fire was criticized in reports into the 7 July 2005 London bombings, where it hampered rescue efforts.

Ramesh Kallidai

His comments are carried by British media and Indian broadsheets regularly and he has been quoted on issues ranging from the 7 July 2005 London bombings and hate crime to the death of the Pope and the marriage of the Prince of Wales.

Reeling in the Years

The next day RTÉ showed the 2005 episode of Reeling in the Years, complete with the announcement that London had secured the 2012 Summer Olympics, complete with Tony Blair's announcement of what a momentous day it was for Britain, followed by footage of the 7 July 2005 London bombings, which occurred the following day.

Shoot on Sight

Shoot on Sight is a story based on Operation Kratos, the police "shoot-to-kill" policy applied to suspected suicide-bombers after the 7 July 2005 London bombings.

St Pancras New Church

The steps of the church were one of several sites used for floral tributes after the 7 July 2005 London bombings.

That Summer Day

That Summer Day is a one-hour docudrama directed by Jon East, written by Clive Bradley (who also wrote Last Rights), produced by Hannah Pescod and executive produced by Jon East and Mark Redhead that provides a fictional account of the lives of six children on the day of the bombings of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005.

The Hudson and Pepperdine Show

The planned first show for the fourth and most recent series, scheduled to be broadcast on 7 July 2005, was pulled due to that day's terrorist attacks in London as it depicted Mel and Vicki's interaction with the government's emergency warning leaflet.

The Terrorist Hunters

The primary focus of The Terrorist Hunters is on the aftermath of the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the investigation it sparked as well as the role of the UK's security services, particularly the Met and MI5 in combating terrorism in the years after the attacks, though it also covers the investigation into the murder of Alexander Litvinenko.

V. Anandasangaree

Sayanuja, the daughter of Sangaree's brother Parathasangaree, was killed on the Tavistock Square bus bombing on 7 July 2005

Verbosity

An inquiry into the 2005 London bombings found that verbosity can be dangerous if used by emergency services.

Virtual airline

Jermaine Lindsay, one of the four terrorists involved in the 7 July 2005 London bombings, may have used flight simulators to practice flying an airliner, with an accusation that he was registered with a virtual airline.

Whitney Fitzsimmons

Previously Fitzsimmons was a news presenter for Australia Network and anchored major world events such as the 7 July 2005 London bombings, the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, the Palestinian elections and the end of Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon's political career.


Black ribbon

Google displayed a black ribbon as a mark of respect and sympathy for victims of 9/11, the 7 July 2005 London bombings, and victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Dennis Trident 2

7 July 2005 London bombings - in which a Stagecoach London-owned Trident 2 (LX03BUF with fleet number 17758) was destroyed

Markazi Masjid

Tablighi Jamaat and the Dewsbury Markaz has been accused of promoting extremist Islamism and having links with Islamic terrorism in Britain; Mohammad Sidique Khan and Shehzad Tanweer, two of the 7 July 2005 London bombers, are reported to have attended prayers at the mosque.

Wendy Petrie

She was filling in for Kate Hawkesby (who presented One News Tonight) on the night of the London Bombings and presented live coverage of the event that night.