7 July 2005 London bombings

7 July 2005 London bombings
Part of terrorism in the United Kingdom and Islamic terrorism in Europe
3 1 Liverpool Street station 2 Edgware Road 3 King's Cross St Pancras/Russell Square 4 Tavistock Square [Full screen]
Location	London, England
Date	7 July 2005 (2005-07-07) 08:49 - 09:47 (UTC+01:00)
Target	Public aboard London Underground trains and a bus in Central London
Attack type	Suicide bombings
Weapons	IEDs
Deaths	56 (including the 4 bombers)
Non-fatal injuries	784
Perpetrators	Hasib Hussain Mohammad Sidique Khan Germaine Lindsay Shehzad Tanweer
Motive	Islamic terrorism

The 7 July 2005 London bombings (also called 7/7) were suicide bomb attacks aimed at London's public transport system during the morning rush hour. They were carried out by British Muslim extremists.

At 08:50, three bombs exploded within fifty seconds of each other on three London Underground trains. A fourth exploded an hour later at 09:47 on a bus in Tavistock Square. The explosions were caused by home-made bombs. The bombs were packed into rucksacks and set off by the bombers themselves.

A memorial was made in Hyde Park, London on the 7 July 2009. This had 52 stainless steel pillars, one for each murder victim. They were arranged in four clusters for the four bomb sites. 52 died and over 700 were injured in the attack.

After this attack there was a police reform in the UK. Many police in London are authorised to carry firearms. London is always on high alert for terrorism. The police are supported by the Serious Organised Crime Agency and MI6.