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[[File:London | [[File:London bombings.jpg|thumb|300px|One of the busses destroyed in the bombings. ]]The '''7 July 2005 London bombings''', often referred to as '''7/7''', were a series of coordinated [[Militant Islam|Islamist]] terrorist [[Suicide Bombing|suicide bombing]] attacks in London, England, that targeted commuters travelling on the city's public transport system during the morning rush hour. | ||
Four radical Islamic terrorists separately detonated three homemade bombs in quick succession aboard London Underground trains across the city and, later, a fourth on a double-decker bus in Tavistock Square. The train bombings occurred on the Circle line near Aldgate and at Edgware Road, and on the Piccadilly line near Russell Square. | Four radical Islamic terrorists separately detonated three homemade bombs in quick succession aboard London Underground trains across the city and, later, a fourth on a double-decker bus in Tavistock Square. The train bombings occurred on the Circle line near Aldgate and at Edgware Road, and on the Piccadilly line near Russell Square. | ||
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