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The Role Of Suicide Bombers In London

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What happened? On Thursday 7th July, 2007, four suicide bombers detonated bombs in central London. The co-ordinated, pre-planned, attacks hit the transport systems during the morning rush hour. Three bombs detonated around 08:50am on underground trains just outside Liverpool Street and Edgware Road stations, and on another travelling between King’s Cross and Russell Square. The fourth, and final explosion, was around an hour later on a double-decker bus in Travistock Square. How the attack was carried out? Three of the bombers travelled to Luton from their homes in West Yorkshire in a hired car. At Luton they met the fourth bomber and boarded a train to London King’s Cross, each wearing a rucksack packed with explosives. At King’s Cross they

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