Other notable cases · 2005 · 2000s

The 7/7 London Bombings

On 7 July 2005 four suicide bombers attacked London's transport network, killing 52 people and injuring more than 700. The bombers travelled from Leeds and were motivated by Islamist extremism; it was the deadliest terrorist attack in Britain since Lockerbie.

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