7/7 2005 was the “9/11” of London. The bombing killed 52 passengers and injured
about 700 others. It was a regular
morning in London. Regular people were
going to work on the public transportation systems like normal. It wasn’t a special day, but then at 8:50AM
the bombs started to detonate during rush hour.
This photo is from the double decker bus after it exploded near a
medical facility. It had sent the entire
city in a whirlwind of panic, depression, anger, and confusion. Officials had signs telling people not to come
into London and paramedics were all over the city aiding the victims of the
four bombs. Everybody was brought closer
together by this tragedy and felt similar to the Americans after 9/11. Angry.
Security and searches for the bombers after this photo were put on high
priority. Once captured people felt
better about these bombings but they still had a significant impact. They injured and killed friends and family,
and put an entire country on “panic” mode.
Brits now honor the victims the same way Americans honor the 9/11
victims. With a moment of silence.
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