London Bus and Underground Bombings, July 7, 2005

Author(s)
Walker, Graham
Mallett, Xanthe
Publication Date
2011
Abstract
On Thursday, July 7, 2005, a coordinated suicide terrorist attack was carried out at the heart of London's transport system during the morning rush hour. The chaos began following the first report of an explosion at 8:50 a.m., with two further explosions on London's underground system and one bus bomb, killing 52 innocent people and the 4 suicide bombers. All four of the bombers were British Muslim men, three of Pakistani and one of Jamaican descent. The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) was the responding force, with large numbers of officers attending the incident sites, with support from SO13 Anti-Terrorist branch and British Transport Police (BTP). This incident is now commonly referred to as 7/7.
Citation
Disaster Victim Identification: Experience and Practice, p. 223-237
ISBN
9781420094138
9781420094121
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Language
en
Publisher
CRC Press
Series
Global Perspectives on Disaster Victim Identification
Edition
1
Title
London Bus and Underground Bombings, July 7, 2005
Type of document
Book Chapter
Entity Type
Publication

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