London attacks



Introduction
Four explosions ripped across central London on Thursday 7 July, killing more than 50 people and injuring 700.
The co-ordinated attack hit three Underground trains and a bus, as the morning's rush hour drew to a close.
The capital's public transport system was halted and a high-level emergency procedure swung into action. All hospitals were full by mid-morning.

Three bombs went off almost simultaneously at about 0850 on Underground trains just outside Liverpool Street and Edgware Road stations, and on another travelling between King's Cross and Russell Square.
The final explosion was on a double-decker bus.


Liverpool Street


TIME: 0850
The explosion happened on a Circle line train between Liverpool Street station and Aldgate.
Police said on Friday that the device was placed on the floor of the third carriage.
Passenger Simon Tonkyn told of an "enormous bang and a lot of smoke". He added: "A group of us got fire extinguishers and were able to smash through the carriage door."
Another man, Terry O'Shea, said passengers were led down the track past the carriage where the explosion was. "We could see the roof was torn off it, and there were bodies on the track."
Passengers were led out of the train to safety at Liverpool Street station and Aldgate.
Once above ground, mobile phones stopped working, leaving people unable to contact relatives and friends.
Police have confirmed that seven people died in the blast. More than 100 were wounded, at least 10 seriously.

King's Cross - Russell Square



TIME: 0850
The explosion was on a Piccadilly line train travelling between King's Cross and Russell Square.
The device was in the first carriage by the first set of double doors where passengers stand, police said on Friday.

Recovery teams are still trying to extract all the bodies from the damaged carriages. Twenty-one people are confirmed dead but police expect that figure to rise.

The Piccadilly line is 21.3 metres (70 feet) deep at this point. Recovery teams face intense heat of up to 60C, dust, fumes, vermin, asbestos and there were initially concerns that the tunnel might collapse.

BBC News reporter Jacqui Head, who was on the train, told of a "massive bang" and added: "There was immediately smoke everywhere and it was very hot and everybody panicked. People started screaming and crying."


Edgware Road




TIME: 0850
The blast was on a westbound Circle line Underground train, just leaving Edgware Road station for Paddington.
Police said on Friday that the device was on the floor of the second carriage, close to the first set of double doors.

After the blast passengers began emerging from the underground station, many covered in blood and clearly distraught. Paramedics went inside, prompting fears there may still be injured people trapped underground.

A woman passenger told the BBC there was a huge bang as two trains passed in a tunnel just outside Edgware Road. "All the lights went out and there was a lot of smoke."

It later emerged that the explosion on the train blew through a wall and hit another train on an adjoining line.

Police have confirmed that seven people died in the attack

Tavistock Square






TIME: 0947
The blast tore through a double-decker bus at the junction of Tavistock Square and Upper Woburn place. The bus's roof was blown off and nearby cars were also damaged.
Police on Friday confirmed thirteen people had died.

One eyewitness described the bus as ripped to shreds - the result "carnage".

"It was a massive explosion and there were papers and half a bus flying through the air", said another.

The explosion happened outside the British Medical Association and doctors rushed from the building to perform triage and emergency care to those injured.

The bus was a number 30, travelling from Marble Arch to Hackney. It was following a diversion from its normal route.

Police said the device could have been placed on a seat or the floor.

They said there was no evidence to suggest it was carried on by a suicide bomber but they could not rule it out.


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