Press Release: Statement by President Barroso on the London attacks

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Series Details IP/05/878 (7.7.05)
Publication Date 07/07/2005
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A series of coordinated terrorist suicide bomb attacks in central London took place on the 7 July 2005. The attacks targeted civilians using the public transport system (buses and underground) during the rush hour.

An attempted further set of co-ordinated attacks took place on the public transport network in London on the 21 July 2005. The perpetrators were all arrested and were sentenced in 2007 to life imprisonment.
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Related Links
Wikipedia: 7 July 2005 London bombings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_July_2005_London_bombings
Wikipedia: 21 July 2005 London bombings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_July_2005_London_bombings
BBC News, 03.07.15: 7 July London bombings: What happened that day? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33253598
UK: GOV.UK: Cabinet Office: Report, 21.08.13: Report into the London terrorist attacks on 7 July 2005 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-into-the-london-terrorist-attacks-on-7-july-2005
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