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July 7th- One Year On
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Topic Started: Jul 7 2006, 03:50 AM (114 Views)
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Jul 7 2006, 03:50 AM
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Just like to say that my thoughts are with all the family's and anyone effected by the cowardly acts of Terrorism this time one year ago. They thought they could disrupt us and make us feel afraid, but they should know that we are stronger than that, and it will take more than that to make us back down, if the Nazi's couldnt do it, a group of cowardly pieces of Crap won't be able to do it.
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The UK is commemorating the first anniversary of the London bombings that claimed 52 lives and injured hundreds. At 0850 BST - when bombs on three Underground trains went off - flowers were laid at King's Cross station, near the scene of one of the attacks.
At midday, a two-minute silence will be observed across the country, including Wimbledon and other events.
A public ceremony will be held later in Regent's Park, with readings and a recital of the names of the dead.
The commemoration comes as Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair gives a firm warning that London must expect another attack.
"I think there will be further attacks, in fact I know there will be further attacks, but as to whether we will stop those, well we've stopped three already," Sir Ian told BBC News.
And Colin Cramphorn, Chief Constable of the West Yorkshire force - one of the forces investigating the bombings on three London Underground trains and a bus - said he believed other 7 July-style attacks in the UK were "not just fanciful" but "very possible".
Their warnings come a day after a video of one of the bombers, Shehzad Tanweer, was aired on al-Jazeera television, showing the 22-year-old from Bradford warning of further attacks.
Police said the timing was designed to cause "maximum hurt" and Downing Street said the attention should "focus on the quiet reflection of the nation".
Private events
Friday's remembrance events are organised by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and are intended to unite families, survivors and Londoners in remembrance.
From 0800 BST until 1600 BST members of the public have been invited to lay a purple carnation within a giant floral mosaic in Queen Mary's Gardens, Regent's Park. The flowers are being provided.
Later, survivors and the bereaved will complete the centre of the mosaic with yellow gerberas, and the public can pay their respects over the weekend.
Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell and London mayor Ken Livingstone laid flowers at King's Cross station - which became a main focus for tributes in the aftermath of the attacks - at the exact time of the Underground attacks.
Mr Livingstone told the BBC News website that Friday was a time to remember those individuals whose lives were ruined by the attack and a time to be proud of London's unique character, which was a source of envy to the bombers.
Miss Jowell, meanwhile, told BBC News the government would not be granting the wishes of many relatives to hold a public inquiry into the events because that would mean an "enormous diversion of security resources which need to be directed to preventing this happening again".
"The cost would be enormous - money spent on an inquiry that could be spent on better surveillance," she added.
Memorial plaques
The bells of St Paul's Cathedral have been tolling for those who died at the times of the bombings and will also do so after the two-minute silence at midday.
They tolled at 0850 BST to mark a year exactly since bombs went off on underground trains just outside Liverpool Street and Edgware Road stations, and on another travelling between King's Cross and Russell Square.
They will also toll at 0947 BST to mark the fourth blast that tore through a number 30 double-decker bus at the junction of Tavistock Square and Upper Woburn place.
Other events on Friday will be held in private for victims' families and survivors, including the unveiling, at 1130 BST, of memorial plaques at King's Cross, Russell Square, Edgware Road, Aldgate and Tavistock Square.
A Book of Tributes, with a foreword from the Prince of Wales and tributes from the bereaved, will also be unveiled in a private event.
Commuters have seen a high-visibility police presence throughout London's transport network on Friday.
Hardeep Rai, 25, from Hertfordshire, who took the Tube to Edgware Road on Friday morning, said she had not been apprehensive about making her journey.
"Obviously it's noticeable there are a number of police about but it was an occurrence of one day," she told the BBC News website.
"Some people may feel differently but I get off here every day so I don't think any different of it."
A helpline run by the 7 July Assistance Centre will be manned 24 hours a day over the anniversary period until Monday 10 July.
The centre said there had been a "significant increase" in the number of calls recently, with many people getting in touch for the first time as anxiety grows about the anniversary.
Meanwhile, senior Met Police officers have reportedly been told in a briefing that the war in Iraq has had an effect on motivating Muslims to plan acts of violence in the UK.
According to the Guardian newspaper, a briefing document says the UK's involvement in Iraq "is cited many times in interviews with detained extremists" as "a justification for violence
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Cubbies10
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Jul 7 2006, 10:05 AM
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“Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living.”
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Jul 7 2006, 10:10 AM
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Come on CC
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wow only been a year, it seems like 2 or 3. Hope the families are ok
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Jul 7 2006, 04:49 PM
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- TheHugeUnit,Jul 7 2006
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wow only been a year, it seems like 2 or 3. Hope the families are ok
its feels like yesterday too tell u the truth
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Jul 7 2006, 05:25 PM
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What a tragic day. One that will never be forgotten. My thoughts and prayers are with the families,
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