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07-08-2006, 09:50 AM
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NO COMPLACENCY: London's police chief has issued a stern warning on the anniversary of the London terrorist bombings, saying the chance of more attacks has increased.
LONDON: Britain marked the first anniversary of the London suicide bombings with flowers, candles and a two-minute silence as the city's police chief said another attack now looked more likely.
One year after four young British Muslims blew themselves up on London's transport system, killing 52 people and wounding 700, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Ian Blair described the threat faced by Britain as "grim".
"There are, as we speak, people in the United Kingdom planning further atrocities," he told BBC Radio. "Since July, the threat has palpably increased."
As sombre Londoners went to work, stopping to lay flowers at the site of the July 7, 2005 attacks, the mood was one of unease mixed with resignation and defiance.
"I was there. It could have been me, so I am just lucky to be alive and remembering those who weren't that lucky," said Robert Andrews, 29, who was on one of the bombed London Underground trains.
"I am aware it could happen again but I am not worried," he told Reuters.
"I have just got to get on with my life." In what appeared to be a well-timed bid to fuel fears, a video surfaced on Thursday apparently showing one of the London bombers, Shehzad Tanweer, reading his last testament.
The previously unseen video, broadcast on Qatar-based Al Jazeera television, also showed al Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri, suggesting a link between Osama bin Laden's network and the bombers.
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NO COMPLACENCY: London's police chief has issued a stern warning on the anniversary of the London terrorist bombings, saying the chance of more attacks has increased.
LONDON: Britain marked the first anniversary of the London suicide bombings with flowers, candles and a two-minute silence as the city's police chief said another attack now looked more likely.
One year after four young British Muslims blew themselves up on London's transport system, killing 52 people and wounding 700, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Ian Blair described the threat faced by Britain as "grim".
"There are, as we speak, people in the United Kingdom planning further atrocities," he told BBC Radio. "Since July, the threat has palpably increased."
As sombre Londoners went to work, stopping to lay flowers at the site of the July 7, 2005 attacks, the mood was one of unease mixed with resignation and defiance.
"I was there. It could have been me, so I am just lucky to be alive and remembering those who weren't that lucky," said Robert Andrews, 29, who was on one of the bombed London Underground trains.
"I am aware it could happen again but I am not worried," he told Reuters.
"I have just got to get on with my life." In what appeared to be a well-timed bid to fuel fears, a video surfaced on Thursday apparently showing one of the London bombers, Shehzad Tanweer, reading his last testament.
The previously unseen video, broadcast on Qatar-based Al Jazeera television, also showed al Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri, suggesting a link between Osama bin Laden's network and the bombers.
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