London 7/7

The 7 July 2005 London bombings, also known as 7/7, were a series of coordinated suicide attackspublic transport system during the morning rush hour. The bombings were carried out by four Muslim men, three of British Pakistani and one of British Jamaican descent, who were motivated by Britain's involvement in the Iraq War. 

At 08:50, three bombs exploded within fifty seconds of each other on three London Underground trains, a fourth exploding an hour later at 09:47 on a double-decker bus in Tavistock Square. The explosions appear to have been caused by home-made organic peroxide-based devices, packed into rucksacks and detonated by the bombers themselves, all four of whom died. 52 other people were killed and around 700 were injured.

Two days aleter I stayed at a B&B just off Tavistock Square.  The bus was still there and a whole area was blocked off.  The Underground station at Russell Square was blocked off.  There were flowers everywhere and sitting at my favorite café in the Square gardens having a cup of tea I was very aware of how quiet the whole place was. 

Sending love to all the victim's relatives and friends.