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| Ceremony to mark 7/7 anniversary | Ceremony to mark 7/7 anniversary |
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| The second anniversary of the 7 July London suicide bombings which killed 52 people has been marked with a ceremony at a memorial garden to the victims. | |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown, London mayor Ken Livingstone and Olympics and London Minister Tessa Jowell were among those laying flowers in King's Cross. | Prime Minister Gordon Brown, London mayor Ken Livingstone and Olympics and London Minister Tessa Jowell were among those laying flowers in King's Cross. |
| Hundreds of people were injured in the attacks on three Tube trains and a bus. | Hundreds of people were injured in the attacks on three Tube trains and a bus. |
| Some victims claim they are struggling to deal with a complex and unwieldy compensation system. | Some victims claim they are struggling to deal with a complex and unwieldy compensation system. |
| It has emerged that 118 out of 614 compensation claims made by victims have not yet been fully resolved. | It has emerged that 118 out of 614 compensation claims made by victims have not yet been fully resolved. |
| The memorial ceremony was held at King's Cross station shortly before 0900 BST, when the first bomb exploded two years ago. | |
| George Roskilly, 64, who survived the Russell Square blast, said: "It was two years ago, but it is still relatively fresh in people's minds. | George Roskilly, 64, who survived the Russell Square blast, said: "It was two years ago, but it is still relatively fresh in people's minds. |
| "It is something that we will live with for the rest of our lives." | "It is something that we will live with for the rest of our lives." |
| Even though I am... used to dealing with large documentation and complicated forms, I am so fed up with it Thelma Stober, 7/7 survivor Timeline of 7 July attacks Trying to stop a repeat of 7/7 | Even though I am... used to dealing with large documentation and complicated forms, I am so fed up with it Thelma Stober, 7/7 survivor Timeline of 7 July attacks Trying to stop a repeat of 7/7 |
| Among officials at the ceremony were London transport commissioner Peter Hendy and Tim O'Toole, managing director of London Underground. | Among officials at the ceremony were London transport commissioner Peter Hendy and Tim O'Toole, managing director of London Underground. |
| The Mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoe - in London for the Tour de France Grand Depart - was also attending. | The Mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoe - in London for the Tour de France Grand Depart - was also attending. |
| Organisers said there would be no national silence and, in line with the wishes of families, no large public event. | Organisers said there would be no national silence and, in line with the wishes of families, no large public event. |
| The act of remembrance comes as police and security services are on heightened alert, with a number of high-profile events such as Wimbledon, the Live Earth concert and the first stage of the Tour de France taking place in London. | The act of remembrance comes as police and security services are on heightened alert, with a number of high-profile events such as Wimbledon, the Live Earth concert and the first stage of the Tour de France taking place in London. |
| 'Fed up' | 'Fed up' |
| Lawyer Thelma Stober, 35, who lost her leg in the explosion on the Circle Line train at Aldgate, said she had received £33,000 - the maximum value for the loss of a limb below the knee - but was still trying to get compensation for the rest of her injuries. | Lawyer Thelma Stober, 35, who lost her leg in the explosion on the Circle Line train at Aldgate, said she had received £33,000 - the maximum value for the loss of a limb below the knee - but was still trying to get compensation for the rest of her injuries. |
| She told the Evening Standard newspaper: "I have got to the stage where even though I am a lawyer and I am used to dealing with large documentation and complicated forms, I am so fed up with it." | She told the Evening Standard newspaper: "I have got to the stage where even though I am a lawyer and I am used to dealing with large documentation and complicated forms, I am so fed up with it." |
| The prime minister laid his own wreath at the ceremony | |
| The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority said the outstanding claims were the most serious ones, involving complicated calculations of loss of earnings and estimates for future care. | The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority said the outstanding claims were the most serious ones, involving complicated calculations of loss of earnings and estimates for future care. |
| The authority denied it had been "sitting on applications" for two years. | The authority denied it had been "sitting on applications" for two years. |
| It also said it was always looking at how to make the system easier. | It also said it was always looking at how to make the system easier. |
| A total of £4.2m has been paid out so far. | A total of £4.2m has been paid out so far. |
| Ms Jowell told BBC News 24 the claims had been dealt with "as swiftly as the individual circumstances of these claims allow". | Ms Jowell told BBC News 24 the claims had been dealt with "as swiftly as the individual circumstances of these claims allow". |
| However, she said the government was considering an overhaul of the compensation system. | However, she said the government was considering an overhaul of the compensation system. |