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7/7 bombings anniversary: #WalkTogether trends on Twitter in London as thousands remember 52 victims of terror attacks | 7/7 bombings anniversary: #WalkTogether trends on Twitter in London as thousands remember 52 victims of terror attacks |
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Thousands have taken to Twitter as the hashtag #WalkTogether trended across London on the 10th anniversary of the London 7/7 bombings in which 52 people were killed. | |
The single worst terrorist atrocity on British home soil claimed the lives of 52 people and injured 700 more on 7 July 2005. | |
Today, commemorative services are planned across the capital as well as the ‘walk together’ initiative started by thinktank British Future. | Today, commemorative services are planned across the capital as well as the ‘walk together’ initiative started by thinktank British Future. |
It urges commuters to leave their Tubes a stop early and walk, remembering the afternoon of the attack when thousands took to London’s streets as public transport network shut. | It urges commuters to leave their Tubes a stop early and walk, remembering the afternoon of the attack when thousands took to London’s streets as public transport network shut. |
Will be disembarking at Russell Square to walk to Holborn this morning. Travelling the Piccadilly line exactly 10 years later. #walktogether | Will be disembarking at Russell Square to walk to Holborn this morning. Travelling the Piccadilly line exactly 10 years later. #walktogether |
Leaving the house a bit earlier today so I can walk part of the way to work to remember those who died on 7/7 #walktogether | Leaving the house a bit earlier today so I can walk part of the way to work to remember those who died on 7/7 #walktogether |
Still have the shoes I was wearing to walk 5 miles on 7/7. The blisters have gone, not the memories. #walktogether pic.twitter.com/Qg70sZuwte | Still have the shoes I was wearing to walk 5 miles on 7/7. The blisters have gone, not the memories. #walktogether pic.twitter.com/Qg70sZuwte |
Ten years ago, 52 people lost their lives in London. Don't walk alone #walktogether on 7/7 to remember them! pic.twitter.com/vJru2d6NOI | Ten years ago, 52 people lost their lives in London. Don't walk alone #walktogether on 7/7 to remember them! pic.twitter.com/vJru2d6NOI |
The awful realisation of what 7/7 really was & the relief hearing from my bro 2 say he was ok - he'd left KX 1 train before. #WalkTogether | The awful realisation of what 7/7 really was & the relief hearing from my bro 2 say he was ok - he'd left KX 1 train before. #WalkTogether |
We're not divided, we're not afraid, we'll stand together and #walktogether. We remember those who were killed, injured&scarred #sevenseven | We're not divided, we're not afraid, we'll stand together and #walktogether. We remember those who were killed, injured&scarred #sevenseven |
#walktogether pic.twitter.com/B9o6uLJu6d | #walktogether pic.twitter.com/B9o6uLJu6d |
Ten years ago @clarewubbleyoo & I were on a tube when it stopped suddenly at Earls Court. Thinking of those affected. #unity #walktogether | Ten years ago @clarewubbleyoo & I were on a tube when it stopped suddenly at Earls Court. Thinking of those affected. #unity #walktogether |
10 years ago in hub office round corner from Aldgate tube we sat together too shocked to go home & be alone. Londoners #walktogether today. | 10 years ago in hub office round corner from Aldgate tube we sat together too shocked to go home & be alone. Londoners #walktogether today. |
#walktogether will be walking between kings cross and Russell square. No one should leave for work and not come home. RIP. | #walktogether will be walking between kings cross and Russell square. No one should leave for work and not come home. RIP. |
Feeling emotional seeing the #walktogether photos remembering my very long walk that day through the carnage of London #sevenseven | Feeling emotional seeing the #walktogether photos remembering my very long walk that day through the carnage of London #sevenseven |
#walktogether #10yearson #7thjuly2005 pic.twitter.com/aJsup4bZZY | #walktogether #10yearson #7thjuly2005 pic.twitter.com/aJsup4bZZY |
Prominent political figures have also started tweeting about the event. | Prominent political figures have also started tweeting about the event. |
#WalkTogether In their memory, for this fantastic city & its wonderful people, which I am proud to call my temporary home | #WalkTogether In their memory, for this fantastic city & its wonderful people, which I am proud to call my temporary home |
#walktogether today to remember the 52 who died, the bravery of the emergency services, & London at its dignified, unified best. | #walktogether today to remember the 52 who died, the bravery of the emergency services, & London at its dignified, unified best. |
Meanwhile, prominent public figures will gather in St Paul’s Cathedral, Tavistock Square and at the Hyde Park memorial to the victims to pay tribute to the lives lost when four suicide bombers detonated their devices on three Tube stations and one double-decker London bus. | Meanwhile, prominent public figures will gather in St Paul’s Cathedral, Tavistock Square and at the Hyde Park memorial to the victims to pay tribute to the lives lost when four suicide bombers detonated their devices on three Tube stations and one double-decker London bus. |