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Observes how those who were killed in the London bombings reflect the diversity of their origins and the indiscriminate nature of the bombs. Problems identifying the victims; Role of the Identification Commission, a group of doctors, police officers and forensic scientists; Uncertainty of friends and relatives of those who are still officially missing; Experience of Mari Fatayi-Williams, a Londoner from Nigeria, whose son Anthony is still officially missing; Portraits of some of the victims, many of whom were young; Investigation to trace the steps of the four bombing suspects. INSET: Tracking the Suspects.

Updates the ongoing investigation by British authorities into the London subway bombings. Description of the information received from the surveillance camera tapes; How investigators believe that a fifth man seen on the tape may be the mastermind; Reactions of members of England's Parliament, including Muslim Labor member, Mohammed Sarwar, to the bombings; Comments by England's Prime Minister, Tony Blair; Discussion of possible retaliation against Muslims in England.

Looks at the reaction of the British news media to the terrorists bombings of buses and subways in London. Review of how many of the top British news crews were in Singapore during the attacks, following the decision by the International Olympic Committee to award the 2012 Games to London; Author's view that when the bombs went off, the story seemed to unfold in slow motion; Discussion of reporting of the event was hampered by inaccurate official information, a lack of access to the attack sites underground, and the cautious approach of British television news.

Focuses on the recovery effort in the subway tunnel between King's Cross and Russell Square in London, following the terrorist attacks their that killed forty-nine people and left some eight-hundred people injured. Review of how the tunnel located between King's Cross and Russell Square in one of the London transit system's deepest; Statistics on the depth and size of the tunnel; Reports on how recovery have been working in a nightmarish scene of mangled remains, twisted metal, and high temperatures looking for victims of the attack.

Reports that British intelligence officials, frustrated by their failure to quickly crack the worst terrorist attack here since World War II, have sought help from counterparts in the United States and two dozen European allies to develop possible leads. Review of how a private meeting was held in London between Scotland Yard and MI5, Britain's domestic intelligence agency, that brought together law enforcement officials from the United States and Europe; Summarization of the London bombings, which killed forty-nine people and left more than seven-hundred injured.

Focuses on the use of text messaging and cell phones during the bombings in London, England. Length of time that cell phone networks were overloaded, prompting the use of text messages sent via phone keypads, wireless e-mails, and instant messaging over computers; Use of cell phone cameras in conveying images to media outlets; Reasons why text messages are less vulnerable to service disruptions; Comments from Derek Tam, chief technology officer of Mobile 365 Inc., regarding text messages; Discussion of third-generation cell phone networks.

Focuses on the reaction of Londoners and British nationalists to terrorist bombings in London, England that killed and wounded several people. Evacuation procedures near the bombing sites; How the London transit authority referred to the bombings, indicating the popular notion of British pragmatism; Excerpts from a statement written by London mayor Ken Livingstone, suggesting the defiance of Londoners; Comments from British Prime Minister Tony Blair, suggesting the resilience of Londoners; Evidence of businesses near the bombings proceeding with business as usual.

Reports that a series of bomb blasts killed several people in London, England. Estimated number of people killed from bombings at subway stops and on a bus; Evidence being gathered by British police; Chronology of events, which began near the Liverpool Street station, London's financial district; Author's view that debate will result over the price being paid by allies of the United States for their support of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq; View of European officials that terrorist groups on the continent are growing increasingly ambitious; View of terrorist experts that the blasts have the trademarks of an al-Qaeda attack. INSETS: Tragic Day;Some Major Terrorist Attacks World-Wide.

Focuses on the search for the missing after London, England, was rocked by four explosions leaving at least 49 dead and 20 to 50 people unaccounted for by hospitals, coroners, friends and relatives. How photographs of the missing can be seen on public buildings, in newspapers and Web sites; Observation that the pleas are reminiscent of the posters in New York City in the days after the September 11, 2001 attacks; Efforts of crews to reach the wreckage of a subway car at King's Cross; How many of the missing reflect the diversity of London; The persistence of families and friends of the missing in their search.

Details the results to date of the ongoing investigation into the terrorist bombings of the London subway and bus. Belief of investigators that bombs were crude and the possible work of a home-grown group; Description of a possible suspect in the bus bombing by witnesses; Discussion of continuing investigation and efforts to recover other possible victims of the bombings; Comments from Andy Trotter, deputy chief constable of the British Transport Police.

Examines reactions of Americans to the London subway terrorist bombings. Comments of residents of New York City, Chicago, Boston, Miami and San Francisco; Concerns over safety and terror preparedness; The American psyche since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; Issue of fatalism; Puzzlement of some law enforcement officials over why terrorists had not tried to attack the transportation systems of major U.S. cities; Ways that Americans are handling the anxiety of a possible next attack. INSET: Giuliani Was near Site of Bombing.

Reports that bomb explosion tore through three subway trains and a double-decker bus in a coordinated terror attack during rush hour in London, England, killing at least 37 and wounding about 700. Reactions throughout the city; Details of the explosions near Liverpool Street station, King's Cross station, Edgware Road station, and on a bus at the junction of Upper Woburn Place and Tavistock Square; Closure of the subway network and bus services as rescue workers searched for the dead and wounded; Statement from Prime Minister Tony Blair, who was hosting the Group of Eight summit meeting in Scotland; Increased security precautions for mass transit systems in the U.S. and Europe; Scope of the bombings; Theories about the strategy and methodology of the bombings.

Reports that investigators searching for clues in the bombing attacks in London, England, said that the three bombs used in the subway apparently were detonated by timers, and that a fourth device may have been intended for a target other than the city bus that it destroyed. How officials drew parallels between the London bombings and the ones that struck commuter trains in Madrid, Spain, which were carried out by a Qaeda-inspired cell; Questions confronting Scotland Yard; Issue of the unexpectedness of the attack, including the lack of a warning; Comments of Brian Paddick, deputy assistant commission of the Metropolitan Police; Observation that the terrorist alert level was not raised to coincide with the opening of the Group of Eight summit meeting in Scotland; Overview of the investigation by counterterrorism officials in London; How, like Madrid, the attacks on London were aimed at ordinary workers.

Reports on the start of the formal identifications of the victims of terrorist attacks in London, England.