Year Passes, Pain Endures in Britain ; Country Mourns Victims of July 7, 2005, London Suicide Bombings
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LONDON -- Britain fell silent Friday on the first anniversary of the suicide bombing assault on London's transit system -- a stunning strike that killed 52 commuters and wounded more than 700 in the capital's deadliest attack since World War II.
Prime Minister Tony Blair, survivors and city workers bowed their heads during two minutes of national silence observed from the Wimbledon tennis tournament to Scotland, a quiet punctuated by the solemn tolling of bells at St. Paul's Cathedral in the heart of London.See the full content of this document
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Year Passes, Pain Endures in Britain ; Country Mourns Victims of July 7, 2005, London Suicide Bombings
Mourners carried flowers and candles to makeshift shrines near the sites of the four bomb blasts. Reflecting the widespread feeling of unease that grips London, one person left a small note that read: "We will never forget."
"This is a time when our country unites across all races, religions and divides and stand...See the full content of this document
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