In Pictures: The 12th Anniversary of the London Bombings

In 2005 coordinated blasts shook London’s transport system, memorial services were held across London city.

Fifty-two people lost their lives, and hundreds more were injured in coordinated terrorist attacks on the London transport network on 7 July 2005.

Britons marked the 12th anniversary of suicide bomb attacks on London’s transit system on Tuesday, as Prime Minister David Cameron said the recent slaying of 30 British tourists in Tunisia was a reminder that terror threats remain real and deadly.

The 7/7 London Bombings came four years after the 9/11 attacks in the United States. The immediate aftermath of the attack resulted in the installation of thousands of CCTV cameras in London.

What 7/7 did was it made people realise that the threat was internal as well as external.
– David Anderson, Britain’s official reviewer of terrorism legislation

Four home-grown suicide bombers were involved in the attack targeting London’s commuters.

Let no one be in any doubt. The rules of the game are changing.
– Tony Blair, former British Prime Minister

(This article is being republished from The Quint’s archives on the occasion of the 12th anniversary of London bombings. It was first published on 7 July 2015.)