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| Ceremony remembers victims of 7/7 | Ceremony remembers victims of 7/7 |
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| Hundreds of people crowded into King's Cross station to remember the 52 people killed in the 7/7 suicide bombings in London three years ago. | Hundreds of people crowded into King's Cross station to remember the 52 people killed in the 7/7 suicide bombings in London three years ago. |
| Commuters, survivors and victims' families gathered for a ceremony before flowers were laid at 0850 BST, the time the first three bombs exploded. | Commuters, survivors and victims' families gathered for a ceremony before flowers were laid at 0850 BST, the time the first three bombs exploded. |
| Minister for London Tessa Jowell and London Mayor Boris Johnson took part in the ceremony in north London. | Minister for London Tessa Jowell and London Mayor Boris Johnson took part in the ceremony in north London. |
| Four bombers detonated bombs on three Tube trains and a bus in 2005. | Four bombers detonated bombs on three Tube trains and a bus in 2005. |
| The four suicide bombers set off on their terror campaign from King's Cross, before detonating devices near Russell Square, Aldgate and Edgware Road tube stations and on a bus in Tavistock Square. | The four suicide bombers set off on their terror campaign from King's Cross, before detonating devices near Russell Square, Aldgate and Edgware Road tube stations and on a bus in Tavistock Square. |
| Compensation claims | Compensation claims |
| The first three bombs went off on underground trains while the fourth ripped a double-decker bus apart in Tavistock Square about an hour later. | The first three bombs went off on underground trains while the fourth ripped a double-decker bus apart in Tavistock Square about an hour later. |
| Bombers Mohammad Sidique Khan, 30, Shehzad Tanweer, 22, Germaine Lindsay, 19, and Hasib Mir Hussain, 18, all lived in West Yorkshire. | Bombers Mohammad Sidique Khan, 30, Shehzad Tanweer, 22, Germaine Lindsay, 19, and Hasib Mir Hussain, 18, all lived in West Yorkshire. |
| On Monday morning the pavements around King's Cross were crammed with commuters as passers-by stopped to pay their respects. | On Monday morning the pavements around King's Cross were crammed with commuters as passers-by stopped to pay their respects. |
| Mr Johnson laid a memorial card which said: "We honour the memory of those who died on 7/7 2005, we salute the courage of those who were injured and our thoughts and prayers are with all victims and their families." | Mr Johnson laid a memorial card which said: "We honour the memory of those who died on 7/7 2005, we salute the courage of those who were injured and our thoughts and prayers are with all victims and their families." |
| Relatives of victims and survivors also made personal pilgrimages to the sites of the four blasts. | Relatives of victims and survivors also made personal pilgrimages to the sites of the four blasts. |
| More than 700 people were injured in the blasts and concern has been raised that 73 compensation claims have yet to be paid out. | More than 700 people were injured in the blasts and concern has been raised that 73 compensation claims have yet to be paid out. |
| Mr Johnson has written to Ms Jowell asking the government to ensure the backlog is dealt with immediately. | Mr Johnson has written to Ms Jowell asking the government to ensure the backlog is dealt with immediately. |
| The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) said £7.5m had been paid to victims and relatives. | The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) said £7.5m had been paid to victims and relatives. |
| A spokesman said: "While we aimed to resolve all these applications as soon as possible, in some cases we still need information from third parties, for example, the police, medical specialists and employers." | A spokesman said: "While we aimed to resolve all these applications as soon as possible, in some cases we still need information from third parties, for example, the police, medical specialists and employers." |
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| Politicians lay flowers |