Five Years On, Victims of 7 July Bombings Are Remembered
THE GUARDIAN: People gather at memorial to 52 victims of London underground and bus bombings to pay their respects

The Hyde Park memorial to the victims of the 7 July London bombings. Photograph: The Guardian
At 8.50am on the 7 July 2005, three bombs exploded on underground trains in central London. The explosions were followed, within an hour, by another on a London bus.

At 8.50am today, under a grey sky, a handful of people gathered quietly at the eastern side of Hyde Park, where 52 steel pillars represent those killed in the bombings.

They came to pay their respects, to remember loved ones, to be quiet for a few moments as the traffic rumbled past in the background. >>> Alexandra Topping | Wednesday, July 07, 2010