Memorials and silences are being held across the British capital to mark the ten year anniversary of the 7/7 suicide bombings that killed 52 people on London's transport network.
Four al-Qaeda inspired suicide bombers detonated their explosives at three underground train stations and on a bus, in the worst terrorist attack ever on British soil.
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair remembers he was hosting a G8 summit in Scotland ten years ago today before racing back to London. Speaking to LBC radio, he recalled how multiple terror threats following the attack caused huge anxiety.
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Former Prime Minister Tony Blair remembers he was hosting a G8 summit in Scotland ten years ago today before racing back to the capital. Speaking to LBC radio, he said the country was deeply shocked by the events on that day.
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Former Prime Minister Tony Blair remembers he was hosting a G8 summit in Scotland ten years ago today before racing back to the capital. Speaking to LBC radio, he denied any suggestion that Britain's role in the 2003 war and subsequent occupation in Iraq had any role in the attacks of that day.
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Former Prime Minister Tony Blair remembers he was hosting a G8 summit in Scotland ten years ago today before racing back to the capital. Speaking to LBC radio, he denied any suggestion that Britain's role in the 2003 war and subsequent occupation in Iraq had any role in the attacks of that day.
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OUT: ...incite them."
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