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| 7/7 survivors are 'the forgotten' | 7/7 survivors are 'the forgotten' |
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| Survivors of the 7 July London bombings say officials have made them feel like "the forgotten people". | Survivors of the 7 July London bombings say officials have made them feel like "the forgotten people". |
| Speaking to BBC London to mark the second anniversary of the tragedy, they spoke of their difficulty in trying to gain compensation for their injuries. | Speaking to BBC London to mark the second anniversary of the tragedy, they spoke of their difficulty in trying to gain compensation for their injuries. |
| They also reiterated their demands for a public inquiry into the bombings on the city's transport network, which killed 52 people and injured hundreds. | |
| The government said the victims had always been "very high on the agenda". | |
| The attacks by four suicide bombers targeted three Tube trains and a bus on 7 July 2005. | |
| 'Psychologically traumatised' | 'Psychologically traumatised' |
| Thelma Putnam lost her leg in the Aldgate blast but says she has been treated insensitively by authorities. | Thelma Putnam lost her leg in the Aldgate blast but says she has been treated insensitively by authorities. |
| "I wanted to have a prosthetic leg that would have a skin colour that matched my own but is seems they either had very light or very dark, nothing in between," she said. | "I wanted to have a prosthetic leg that would have a skin colour that matched my own but is seems they either had very light or very dark, nothing in between," she said. |
| "They said that it was winter anyway, so I could just cover up my leg." | "They said that it was winter anyway, so I could just cover up my leg." |
| She added: "The government said that they'd give everything to assist us. I'm still waiting for everything. I feel as if we're the forgotten people. We can't get assistance, we have to argue and fight for it." | She added: "The government said that they'd give everything to assist us. I'm still waiting for everything. I feel as if we're the forgotten people. We can't get assistance, we have to argue and fight for it." |
| Rachel North, who survived the bomb blast between King's Cross and Russell Square Tube stations, has been spearheading calls for a public inquiry. | Rachel North, who survived the bomb blast between King's Cross and Russell Square Tube stations, has been spearheading calls for a public inquiry. |
| She said: "When you're looking at between 700 to 800 people injured, some 3,000 psychologically traumatised and 52 dead, it's imperative that we have some kind of independent investigation into this." | She said: "When you're looking at between 700 to 800 people injured, some 3,000 psychologically traumatised and 52 dead, it's imperative that we have some kind of independent investigation into this." |
| 'Helped a lot' | |
| The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has co-ordinated the government's response to victims of the bombings, to prevent those affected having to deal with several different departments. | |
| A spokeswoman said: "The victims are very high on the agenda, they have a dedicated minister dealing with them and we've responded to every letter we've received. | |
| "I can understand their grievances and we are doing the best we can. | |
| "The department has helped a lot of people with everything from housing to making wills." |