July 7th 2005 in London there was a series of coordinated suicide attacks using the public transport system during rush hour. Three bombs went off on or around 8:50 BST on underground trains just outside. A fourth explosion placed at a double-decker not far from King's Cross went off about an hour later. In those attacks 52 people died and 4 suicide bombers. More than 770 people were injured and the transport-system seriously damaged.
The Anti-terrorist hot-line where used to get information about the bombers. The bombers could be traced and their movements followed while recorded at the stations when they did research.
July 21st exactly two weeks after the first bombs shocked London a new attack was planned to take place in the capital. Just like July 5th it was three underground trains and one bus. The bombs never exploded but they where recovered.
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