FOX Facts: London Transit Bombings
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London Transit Bombings
July 7, 2005
London subway and bus bombings killed 52 people (plus the 4 bombers) and injured more than 700.
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Bomb blasts hit the London transit system — three on subway, or 'Tube,' trains, one on a double-decker bus.
The three train bombs exploded within 50 seconds of one another at about 8:50 a.m. local time.
The bus explosion occurred almost an hour later.
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Three of the four bombers were British nationals of Pakistani descent from West Yorkshire.
July 21, 2005
Attacks on three London undergrounds and one bus but bombs failed to explode.
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Police mistakenly shoot dead Jean Charles de Menezes, a Brazilian electrician they believed to be a suspected bomber.
Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades, a group claiming association with Al Qaeda, claimed responsibility in postings on the Internet.