Memories of the 7 July London bombings and the Kings Cross fire are, of course, still raw and many would baulk at unmanned trains in the capital.

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At the end of 2008, MI5 and MI6 wrote to Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee to say that "in the light of recent analysis of intelligence received" Rauf may have been involved in the 7 July London bombings.

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Across the pond, meanwhile, it appears Islamism has landed on its feet in Britain after initially meeting opposition following the July 7 terrorist bombings in London.

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It made similar statements about the Milly Dowler accusation and the allegation it had targeted the families of people killed in the July 7, 2005, suicide bombings in London.

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As a student, the man now accused of trying to blow up a jet was president of the school's Islamic Society from 2006 to 2007 -- a society, Rafiq said, that denounced the July 7, 2005, terrorist bombings in London.

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Friends say Mr Menezes was as shocked as all Londoners by the 7 July tube and bus bombings, as well as the attempted London public transport attacks on Thursday 21 July - the day before he was shot.

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