July 2005 London bombings
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| 2005 London bombings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overview | Timeline | |
| Rumours | ||
| 7 July 2005 | ||
| Details | ||
| Response | ||
| Memorials | ||
| Locations | ||
| Liverpool Street to Aldgate (Circle Line) | King's Cross to Russell Square (Piccadilly Line) | |
| Edgware Road (Circle Line) | Tavistock Square (bus) | |
| 21 July 2005 | ||
| Details | ||
| Locations | ||
| Shepherd's Bush (H&C Line) | Warren Street (Victoria Line) | |
| Oval (Northern Line) | Bethnal Green (bus) | |
The attacks are described in detail in the articles 7 July 2005 London bombings and 21 July 2005 London bombings.
Media Coverage
The events were covered all over the world by the media.Effects
Security alerts
Although there were security alerts at many locations, no other terrorist incidents occurred outside central London. Suspicious packages were destroyed in controlled explosions in Birmingham, Brighton, Coventry, Edinburgh, Luton, Darlington and Swindon. Security across the UK was raised to the highest alert level.Many other countries raised their own terror alert status (for example United States, France, and Germany), especially for public transport. For a time US commanders ordered troops based in the UK to avoid London.
In the heightened security on the London Underground, on 22 July 2005 Brazilian electrician Jean Charles de Menezes was mistaken for a suicide bomber and shot dead by armed police at Stockwell tube station. He was not acting suspiciously or carrying any explosives or weapons though he ran when asked to stop; it was a case of mistaken identity.
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