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LONDON BOMB BLASTS

London Underground sign
On the morning of Thursday 7 July Central London was attacked by four terrorist explosions. The attack was directed at London's public transport infrastructure causing a number of fatalities and many casualties.

An incident phone number has been set up. Foreign nationals wishing to make enquiries about relatives etc who might have been involved should contact: +44 (0)20 7158 0010.

A Type Talk number is also available for people with hearing difficulties: 1 800 1 0870 1566 344.

When the Foreign office receives information about Foreign Nationals injured in Thursday's incidents it will be passed to their relevant country's Foreign Missions in London so that they can carry out Consular activity and inform next-of-kin where appropriate.


RELATED TRANSCRIPTS AND STATEMENTS

Tony Blair House of Commons Statement on London Bombings (11/07/05)

'Terrorists will not succeed in destroying our way of life' - Jack Straw (07/07/05)

London bombing 'a most terrible and tragic atrocity' - Blair (07/07/05)

London bomb blasts - Mayor Ken Livingstone remarks (07/07/05)

PM delivers London bombing statement on behalf of G8 leaders (07/07/05)

Statement by Her Majesty the Queen on the London bombings (07/07/05)

Charles Clarke remarks in Parliament on London bombings (07/07/05)

'We will not let terrorists break our communities apart' - Kim Howells (07/07/05)

See also

Home Office website

Metropolitan Police website

DirectGov website
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