How The London Bombing Changed Our Lives

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Introduction
Ten years ago, four suicide bombers with rucksacks full of explosives attacked central London, killing 52 people and injuring hundreds more. The bombings left three different London underground trains in ruins. This was the worst single terrorist atrocity on British soil. The attack cost England dearly economically. It also changed many lives, both Muslims and none Muslim lives.
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On 7 July 2005, a huge incident happened in London. London bombings (often referred to as 7/7), were a series of coordinated suicide bomb attacks in central London. The attacks targeted civilians using the public transport system during the morning rush hour at 8.50am. Three of the bombs were detonated simultaneously in quick succession abroad London Underground trains across the city. The bombings left three different London underground trains in ruins. Around an hour later, around 9am a fourth bomb exploded on top of a double decker bus in Tavistock Square near Kings Cross.
The bomber were later through investigation confirmed to be Muslim extremists. Three of the bombers were Pakistani-British Muslims and the last one was a Jamaican born Briton who was a convert to Islam.
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A month later, the television station Al-Jazeera broadcasted Mohammad Siddique Khan speaking in pre-recorded video message, where he explained his motivations for becoming a “soldier”. “Until you stop the bombing, gassing, imprisonment and torture of my people, we will not stop this fight”. These were some of the words shown in the

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