DE05 RJX13 year ago. 7/7 london bombings happened that day2018-08-29 16:49:52
THE MORNING OF 7 JULY
1. July 2005 in the UK started with a strongly positive feel. On 6 July London
won the competition to host the 2012 Olympic Games. A few days earlier the
Live 8 concerts had sent an unprecedentedly powerful message to world
leaders about poverty in Africa. On 7 July, G8 leaders1 were meeting in
Gleneagles.
2. 7 July began unsettled, with heavy showers in places. The early morning
rush in London started as normal. There were some delays that morning on the
Underground, including – significantly – on the Northern Line. Then, at about
8.50am there were 3 almost simultaneous explosions – the first in a Circle Line
tunnel between Liverpool Street and Aldgate stations, the second on the Circle
Line just outside Edgware Road and the third in a Piccadilly Line tunnel
between King’s Cross and Russell Square. At 9.47am, there was a fourth
explosion on the upper deck of a no 30 bus in Tavistock Square. 56 people,
including the bombers, died in the attacks and more than 700 were injured.
3. There is now a fuller – but still incomplete – picture of the bombers’
movements on the day from CCTV and witness accounts. The following
summarises what is known:
03.58: A light blue Nissan Micra is caught on CCTV in Hyde Park Road,
Leeds, prior to joining the M1 outside Leeds. This car was hired by
Shehzad Tanweer and is believed to have been carrying Tanweer,
Mohammad Sidique Khan and Hasib Hussain. Hyde Park Road is
close to 18 Alexandra Grove – the flat which appears to have been
the bomb factory.
04.54: The Micra stops at Woodall Services on the M1 to fill up with petrol.
Tanweer goes in to pay. He is wearing a white T-shirt, dark jacket,
white tracksuit bottoms and a baseball cap. He buys snacks,
quibbles with the cashier over his change, looks directly at the CCTV
camera and leaves.
Those two are a right laugh. They should have their own show.
Really nice guys.
The cyclist is a well known dogger and likes hanging around parks if you know what I mean..
THE MORNING OF 7 JULY
1. July 2005 in the UK started with a strongly positive feel. On 6 July London
won the competition to host the 2012 Olympic Games. A few days earlier the
Live 8 concerts had sent an unprecedentedly powerful message to world
leaders about poverty in Africa. On 7 July, G8 leaders1 were meeting in
Gleneagles.
2. 7 July began unsettled, with heavy showers in places. The early morning
rush in London started as normal. There were some delays that morning on the
Underground, including – significantly – on the Northern Line. Then, at about
8.50am there were 3 almost simultaneous explosions – the first in a Circle Line
tunnel between Liverpool Street and Aldgate stations, the second on the Circle
Line just outside Edgware Road and the third in a Piccadilly Line tunnel
between King’s Cross and Russell Square. At 9.47am, there was a fourth
explosion on the upper deck of a no 30 bus in Tavistock Square. 56 people,
including the bombers, died in the attacks and more than 700 were injured.
3. There is now a fuller – but still incomplete – picture of the bombers’
movements on the day from CCTV and witness accounts. The following
summarises what is known:
03.58: A light blue Nissan Micra is caught on CCTV in Hyde Park Road,
Leeds, prior to joining the M1 outside Leeds. This car was hired by
Shehzad Tanweer and is believed to have been carrying Tanweer,
Mohammad Sidique Khan and Hasib Hussain. Hyde Park Road is
close to 18 Alexandra Grove – the flat which appears to have been
the bomb factory.
04.54: The Micra stops at Woodall Services on the M1 to fill up with petrol.
Tanweer goes in to pay. He is wearing a white T-shirt, dark jacket,
white tracksuit bottoms and a baseball cap. He buys snacks,
quibbles with the cashier over his change, looks directly at the CCTV
camera and leaves.