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Discusses the implications of the terrorist attacks in London, England, and in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Intent of the terrorists to give the message that no one is safe; How both were coordinated, fairly sophisticated plots, succeeding in two of the most terror-vigilant nations in the world; Similarities of the two attacks; Question of why a second round of bombs in London failed to detonate; Signs of a broad-based resurgence of Qaeda-style terrorism; Views of investigators and analysts, who say it is difficult to create a profile of this latest generation of terrorists; International investigation; Outlook for preventing another generation of terrorists from being created.

Focuses on the investigation into the terrorist bombings in London. Reports on how advanced forensics and old-fashioned footwork traced the attacks to four suicide bombers from London with possible ties to al-Qaeda; Description of the four suspects believed to have carried out the bombing; Britons difficulty of accepting the idea that the suspects were Londoners; Discussion of how the biggest police investigation in British history has already unearthed a number of links between the bombers and al-Qaeda.

Reports on the massive worldwide hunt to catch the terrorists who set off four bombs in London, England. Details of how the bombers struck London's mass-transit system; Observation that the July 7 bombings were the bloodiest day in England since World War II; Comments of Sir Ian Blair, the London Metropolitan Police Commissioner, and Queen Elizabeth II; Reactions of Americans to the news; Significance of the roots and execution of the London plot; How the bombings mirrored the attacks in Madrid, Spain, 16 months ago; How the search for the bombers and their masterminds will involve the intelligence services and police forces of scores of countries; Examples of small acts of kindness and duty following the explosions; Apparent intent of the London bombings to undermine the G8 meeting in Scotland.

Reports on the London subway attacks. Worldwide reaction to the bombings; Damage to London's subway tunnels; Evidence being gathered by investigators, including hours of video footage from surveillance cameras; Comments from a U.S. senior intelligence official, suggesting the bombings fit the methodology used by al Qaeda; Discussion of London's large Muslim immigrant population; Similarities between the London attacks and those in Madrid in 2004; Organizational changes at al Qaeda; Speculation about more attacks forthcoming.

Focuses on terrorist attacks in London, England in which subways and commuter buses were bombed on July 7, 2005. Report that the attack, which was the largest in London since World War II, killed at least 49 and injured 700; Description of the initial investigations by police and forensics experts; Claim of responsibility for the attack by a group connected to Al Qaeda, who cited retaliation for Great Britain's support of U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; Suspicion of investigators that British Moroccans tied to Al Qaeda were behind the bombings; Potential links between the bombing and London and the bombing of trains Madrid, Spain, in March, 2004; Details of Great Britain's policies in the War on Terrorism. INSET: DEADLY COMMUTE.

Argues that defeating terror requires Muslim help. Why the London bombings failed; Intent of the London terrorists to disrupt economic activities at one of the world's financial centers; Issue of global resilience in the face of terrorism; Suggestion that economic activity is a measure of the psychological response to terrorism; Differences between the London bombings and September 11; Role of major Muslim groups in Britain denouncing the bombings; Realization by Arabs and Muslims that there is a dysfunction in the world of Islam; Ways that things are changing; Criticism by Muslim sheiks and imams of Al Qaeda's theological methods; Complexity of the struggle within Islam; Importance of preventing the worst kinds of attacks and responding well to others; Need for America to be prepared; Topic of victory.

Examines the changes in British journalism and politics in the wake of the London bombings of July 2005. Claim by journalists that extremists misinterpreted certain verses in the Quran; Sudden loss on inhibition in journalists about criticizing those spokesmen for the Muslim community; Response of Prime Minister Tony Blair to terrorism; Issue about the battle for hearts and minds.

Focuses on the experiences of survivors of the suicide bombings in London, England. Accounts of marketing manager Andrea McCarthy, professional dancer Bruce Lait, graphic designer Mustafa Kurtuldu, Paul Dadge, who works for America Online, and others; Reactions to the bombings; How some of the victims escaped; Rescue efforts; Efforts of bystanders to assist the victims; Investigation by British authorities.

Focuses on the investigation into the terrorist bombings in London. Reports on how advanced forensics and old-fashioned footwork traced the attacks to four suicide bombers from London with possible ties to al-Qaeda; Description of the four suspects believed to have carried out the bombing; Britons difficulty of accepting the idea that the suspects were Londoners; Discussion of how the biggest police investigation in British history has already unearthed a number of links between the bombers and al-Qaeda.

This is an article about the terrorist bombing that occurred in London, England in July 2005. The terrorists who struck London with a series of bomb blasts last week may have thought they would spread panic and despair with their nefarious deeds, but they made three critical mistakes: wrong city, wrong people, wrong day.Despite the growing sense of sadness and anger at the outrages, and the immediate confusion and paralysis London-wide, it would not be fair to say that Londoners were panicked by the attacks. On the contrary, they were measured and calm. The timing of the atrocity could not have been more emotionally wrenching, as Londoners were still enjoying the euphoria of, just the previous day, having been selected over Paris as host city for the 2012 Summer Olympics. British Prime Minister Tony Blair was the chairman of the G8 conference at Gleneagles, Scotland, which opened the day before the terrorist attacks, but he refused to cancel the conference. The events of Thursday morning were the deadliest acts of terrorism ever seen in London. At least 49 people were killed, and among the 350 who went to hospital were 22 critically or seriously injured, with another 350 people treated as walking wounded. There were four separate blasts spread across the northern half of central London during the morning rush hour -- a pattern eerily similar to the al-Qaeda attacks on Madrid in March 2004, which left 191 dead. The three bombs in the subway system detonated within 50 seconds of each other at 8:50 a.m. One ripped apart a subway train as it approached the Liverpool Street station from Aldgate, killing seven people, while another exploded in a train leaving Edgware Road station for Paddington, blasting a hole through a compartment and into two other trains. While anxious relatives searched for the missing, floral tributes appeared at the locations of the explosions. But below ground, investigators began the grisly routine of forensic tests.

The article presents a reaction the terrorist attacks on London, which occurred on July 7, 2005, written by two writers at the London bureau of "The Nation." On July 7 the war came home to Britain. For those of us lucky enough not to be in central London when the bombs went off, the horror has taken a while to bloom. Rescue workers clambering over pieces of the dead in the tunnels under King's Cross; the tremulous present tense in the descriptions of the missing; our queasy fascination with eyewitness accounts filling the papers--these things uncover a darkness we are adept at denying. In the immediate aftermath of the bombings, life seemed to return to normal with defiant and comforting speed. Now, however, the question prompted by the revelation that the explosions were the work of British-born suicide bombers is: "Why them?" We knew something like this was going to happen, but most of us assumed that when it did the culprits--like the attackers in Manhattan and Madrid--would be foreigners. Like an aftershock, the news that the attackers were homegrown, cricket-loving Muslim lads from Leeds may yet do more damage than the initial attacks.

Discusses the investigation into the July 7, 2005 London subway bombings. The bombs themselves which are key to these investigations; Break that police received over Hasib Hussain, one of the suspects; Police theories about the attack; Troubling questions that remain, such as who is behind the four terrorists.

Presents details of how the terrorist bombers struck London's mass-transit system, and how investigators are trying to track them down. Information on the subway explosions at Edgware Road, King's Cross Station at Russell Square, and Aldgate, as well as the explosion of a double-decker bus in Tavistock Square; Size of the bombs; How survivors escaped; Investigation by forensic teams and police; Possibility that surveillance-camera footage will provide an image of the bomber.

Looks at how New York City and other cities in the United States responded to the subway and bus attacks in London. History of subway bombings in America; Overview of steps taken by law enforcement officials in New York and Washington following the London attacks; Question of whether or not U.S. subways and bus routes will remain safe after this response to events in London has ended; Comments on the issue from Stephen Lynn of the Council on Foreign Relations; Author's view that once the U.S. accepts that some attacks are inevitable, sensible things can be done to limit the damage and disruption they cause.

Discusses a refusal to observe the 2-minute interlude for the terrorist bombing in London, England in 2005. Reinforcement of the paradigm for the intensification of the terrorism in the silence; Claimed appropriateness of using placards to address abhorrence on the issue; Importance of refraining from causing harms to others to the prevention of terrorism.

The article reports the proliferation of homegrown terrorist groups and the difficulty in identifying the threat. Globalization and modernity are factors which have blurred the distinctions between Islamic and Western cultures. The 2006 arrest of Muslim Canadians charged with allegedly plotting to attack targets in southern Ontario, and the July 2005 metro bombings in London are specifically discussed.

Focuses on actor Rob Lowe, who is appearing in a West End production of "A Few Good Men" in London, England. His visit from British Prime Minister Tony Blair; Comments of Lowe to reporters concerning the bombings.

The article presents an editorial on the terrorist attacks in London that occurred on July 7, 2005. The London bombings, which killed more than fifty people and wounded more than 700, were despicable acts that, like those in Madrid, Bali, the United States and elsewhere, have rightly been condemned by all decent people. But British Prime Minister Tony Blair's claim that the chief motivation of the terrorists was "a desire to impose extremism on the world" rang as hollow as George W. Bush's claim after the September 11 attacks that Islamic terrorists "hate our freedoms." The rationale for the London attacks appeared plain enough, whoever bore direct responsibility. A previously unknown group calling itself The Secret Organization of Al Qaeda in Europe claimed that the bombings--which officials in London said had been carried out by British-born Muslims--were "in retaliation for the massacres that Britain is committing in Iraq and Afghanistan" and a punishment for Britain's support for Israel. Viewed in this context, the bombings are another tragic reminder that Bush's invasion of Iraq was an ill-conceived and counterproductive response to 9/11.

Reports on a series of four small explosions on the mass-transit system in London, England, a virtual copy of the deadly blasts two weeks earlier. How all four devices only partially detonated, leaving panicked commuters unharmed; Attitudes of commuters; Scope of the investigation by London authorities; Police shooting of a man in the subway; Release of photos of four new bombing suspects; Signs that the two waves of attacks were connected; Details of the hunt for the masterminds of the first wave of bombings, including Pakistani militant Haroon Rashid Aswat.

Offers a look at the investigation of the July, 2005 London subway bombings as of July 25, 2005. Details of crime scene investigation techniques used at the scene of the bombings; Comparison of military grade and homemade explosives; Contrast of the evidence, impact, and potential sources of each kind of explosive.

Focuses on Muslims in Great Britain. Reasons why some young Muslims are alienated; How the increasing success many Muslims have had in business, has established them in the mainstream of British economic and social life; Concerns of Muslim businesspeople over retaliation after the London bombings; Reactions of Muslim business owners at the thought of Muslims committing the murders; Question of whether Muslim business can help solve the problem.

Features quotes from politicians, celebrities and other people in the news. Statement by British Prime Minister Tony Blair on the suspected terrorists who detonated explosions on three London subway trains and a double-decker bus; Response of gold-medal runner Sebastian Coe on London's upset win over Paris to host the 2012 Summer Games; Comments of "New York Times" reporter Judith Miller, who was jailed for refusing to reveal a confidential source's name in the Valerie Plame case; How six-time defending Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong declined to wear the leader's yellow jersey as a gesture of sportsmanship; Others.

Comments on the resilience of Londoners following the series of four bombings on three Underground trains and a double-decker bus. Experience of "Newsweek" reporter Rod Nordland in London; Thoughts on the persistence of global terror; Efforts of British and U.S. intelligence forces to track down the bombing suspects; Topic of transatlantic antiterror coordination; Condemnation of the bombings by the Muslim world.

Discusses the need for all democracies and forces of freedom, in the wake London, England's subway and bus bombings, to unite against the terrorists. Description of the United States support of the British in World War II; Support by England's Prime Minister, Tony Blair, for the United States war in Iraq; How the terrorists' tactics are an attempt to erode public morale and support of the war against terrorism.

Presents the author's reaction to the terrorist bombings in London. Discussion of the differences between the London attacks and the 9/11 attacks on the United States; View that American's react to crisis with action and emotion while the British react with calm and a steady endurance; Discussion of English culture; Author's view that the British people have a deep strength that is as self-effacing as it is unmovable.

Comments on the impact of London bombings on the long-established community cohesion policies in England. Publication of guidance outlining the ideals of a truly united community by the Home Office, the lead Whitehall department on cohesion issues; Need for community cohesion policies to continue to focus on ethnicity, age, occupation, disability and gender; Limited funds for direct cohesion projects.