London 7/7 attacks: How the day unfolded (montage) - BBC News

On 7 July 2005, four suicide bombers attacked central London, killing 52 people and injuring hundreds more. It was one of the worst terrorist atrocities in Britain. Ten years on, BBC News looks back at how the day unfolded.

[cmonaghan]

I was involved in this while visiting the UK as a kid, I was only 13 years old and it was completely terrifying. I was with a group of about 40 kids on a trip to the UK & France. We were actually on the very EXACT Underground train that was bombed, but we were a few minutes too early and it wasn't the right one so we got off and got on the train behind it, then a few minutes after we got off it exploded. We were all told there was an electrical fire and we had to evacuate the Underground, but when we got to the street everything was in chaos. There were people running everywhere and cops on corners and bridges with MP5s and rifles, which is weird to see cause cops don't normally even carry guns at all there let alone machine guns. Our bus wasn't allowed into the city to pick us up and we had to run MILES, seeing one of the bombed out buses as we did, to our destination, which ironically was an old war era building that had a bomb shelter in the basement, then we all hunkered down for a few hours until the bus company sent a new coach that could get to us. Still one of the craziest experiences I've had in my life, and definitely brought me a lifelong love for Britain from how caring everyone treated us, a bunch of American kids, as this was happening. Ill never forget that day and the Brits we had as guides that did all they did for us! Especially the bus driver that risked his life to pick us up and get us out of the city. UK❤️US

[megssmartthinking]

15 years ago today. We’ll never forgot those who lost their lives!! I hope everyone who was effected by this horrible day are doing ok today!

[BBCNews]

On 7 July 2005, four suicide bombers attacked central London, killing 52 people and injuring hundreds more.  It was one of the worst terrorist atrocities in Britain. Ten years on, BBC News looks back at how the day unfolded. #sevenseven  

[reds]

I’m a londoner & my mate was heading into town for a job interview & got caught up in the madness of everyone running for their lives & lost her bearings. She rang her mum to say she was alive but needed to get off phone & ring me coz I was the only one that knew how to get out of town & back south of river even with my eyes shut. Her panic on the phone will live with me forever, I made her stop do a 360 and to tell me anything she could see, then I told her she needed to take her heels off and run as fast as her feet can go to a park or open space & stay street level. I guided her on phone through back streets of London town out of danger and to Marble Arch/Hyde Park where I met her Kensington side. I will never forget running over Wandsworth bridge flagging down a builders van & begging them to get me as near to Hyde park as they could. Those lads did me proud, driving up kerbs down one ways & all sorts. Running past Kensington Palace in park & seeing my mate(high heels in hand) running towards me was a moment both of us will never forget x

[Yasin_]

My mum witnessed the explosion while she was pregnant with me. Thankfully she survived aswell as me

[wbunqxw]

I've always wondered about the sister of the guy at 1:16. I hope she is/was ok.

[kawaii]

Sixteen years to the day, I still shed a tear thinking about this tragic day for London. My heart still goes out to all the victims' families. I was an university student in London at the time and had been in Tavistock Square just a few days before the bus bomb exploded there. Fortunately, I had returned to my family's home in Wales for the summer holiday, but I was still worried sick as my sister and several friends were still in London. Fortunately, they survived. Others were not so lucky.

[adrunkgorillawithalobotomy]

So very sorry to the United Kingdom for their losses. As an American who lived through 9/11, I understand the sense of panic and the desire for revenge. May all those who lost their lives rest peacefully. Much love from the U.S.

[lilysteel]

I remember when my mum and dad was talking about this. I was five years old and didn't quite understand what happened. The victims will never be forgotten.

[hanifa]

I remember being about 8 or 9 hearing about this incident. I didn't think much about it because I was young but now looking back on it I can't believe how heartless some people can be.

[alsunpilsut]

Can't believe that in two days it's been 17 years since this happened. Still feels like yesterday. I travelled to London 2 years after 7/7 and you could still feel that the atmosphere had changed.

[randyvantrump]

Its that a human can do this to other human :(

[hollyacton]

My mother almost got on that train. She had slept through her alarm that day and called in to work to say she’d be late, and thank god she did. Had she not missed it she would likely be dead or severely injured. She said that after the fact they did a two minute silence across London and she said for once London was completely dead silent. Rest in peace to all who passed that day ❤️

[SSHRKYT]

My Pops (Tim Coulson) was a survivor of this attack, helping people who had been injured and carrying people out of the underground and up to the surface! He is a great man! Every time i go over to his house, Me talks to me about it! Even though he now has dementia, he still recalls the moment as if it just happened...

[MakeMakeShift]

I was 20 and living on the road opposite to where the bus blew up. My flatmate's parents were visiting from overseas and she was so worried that they were on the tube at that time. It's true about the calmness mentioned in the video. So many people were out walking, but they were silent. Not an eerie silence, but one of respect I think. A sad day.

[sundelight]

I remember me and my dad were coming back on the train from Peterborough and people were phoning each other and i didn’t know what happened until i went home and my mum hugged me and my dad as she was worried. So sad my heart goes out to the victims and there families.

[EmilyWalters]

I remember being terrified in school not knowing if my Dad was on that train. My friends Dad was a tube driver & he burst into tears. At break we were allowed to use the pay phone to check that they weren’t injured.

[sonicsboy]

Impressive how they're in the middle of a terrorist attack, and the police officer at 0:44 still is polite enough to say sorry!

[megssmartthinking]

Every year I come back here to remember those who lost their life that day, 17 years on and we’ll never forget!!

[INTOASECRETLAND]

That day is lodged in my brain forever. I worked directly opposite the back entrance to the British Medical Association. We heard the bomb and my colleague said 'that sounds like thunder' and for some strange reason I said 'it sounds more like a bomb to me'. Then everyone came running out of the back of the BMA into our building and I have never seen such horror/distress and panic on peoples faces like that before. Everyone trying to call loved ones, then found out my friend Anat had boarded that bus because she couldn't get into the tube knew instinctively she'd been killed.