WATCH: Solemn ceremonies were held in Britain to mark the 10th anniversary of the London transit bombings. On July 7, 2005, four suicide bombers blew themselves up on subway trains and a bus during the morning rush hour, killing 52 commuters. A decade later, authorities warn the terror threat remains as high as ever. Stuart Greer reports.
LONDON – Britons are marking the 10th anniversary of suicide bomb attacks on London’s transit system with solemn ceremonies to pay tribute to victims and to honour survivors.
Four British men inspired by al-Qaida blew themselves up on three London subway trains and a bus during the morning rush hour on July 7, 2005, killing 52 commuters. Wreaths were laid at a memorial in London’s Hyde Park at 8:50 a.m., the moment in which the attacks began.
Prime Minister David Cameron said Tuesday that the recent slaying of 30 British tourists in Tunisia was a reminder that terror threats remain real and deadly. Last month’s gun rampage in the Tunisian resort of Sousse was the deadliest attack on Britons since 2005.
Services will also be held at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.
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WATCH: The victims of the London bombings in 2005 were remembered at a memorial service in St Paul’s Cathedral on Tuesday
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