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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.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.
The memorial ceremony was held at King's Cross station shortly before 0900 BST, when the first bomb exploded two years ago.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. The prime minister laid a wreath bearing the handwritten message: "In remembrance and with deepest sympathy."
"It is something that we will live with for the rest of our lives." Quiet tribute
Other 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 - also attended.
He laid a wreath on behalf of the people of Paris whom he said "stood at one with London in our fight to protect the universal values of peace and democracy".
The officials bowed their heads in silence for several minutes, before relatives of the bomb victims came forward to lay their own tributes.
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 7/7Even 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.
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.
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."
'Fed up''Fed up'
It has emerged that 118 out of 614 compensation claims made by victims have not yet been fully resolved.
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 London minister Tessa Jowell and mayor Ken Livingstone laid wreaths
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.