DEPARTMENT FOR
CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT News Release (062/2008) issued by The
Government News Network on 30 June 2008
The third
anniversary of the 7 July bombings in London will be marked by a
public act of remembrance and opportunities for private
reflection, Tessa Jowell, the Government Minister responsible for
humanitarian assistance, announced today.
Ms Jowell, the Mayor of London Boris Johnson, Transport
Commissioner Peter Hendy CBE, London Underground Managing
Director, Tim O'Toole CBE and Network Rail's Chief
Executive Iain Coucher will formally mark the occasion by laying
flowers at Kings Cross station at the time the bombs exploded in
2005, claiming 52 lives and injuring hundreds more.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Transport for
London will facilitate visits to the stations involved and to
Tavistock Square during the day, for those families and survivors
who wish to visit. They will also organise a private gathering for
those families and survivors who wish to come together to reflect
and remember.
Ms Jowell said:
"People have shown great courage in the progress they have
made in moving forward with their lives since the atrocities of 3
years ago. This formal act of remembrance at Kings Cross will give
bereaved families, survivors and the country the chance to
remember and pay their respects to the 52 innocent lives lost and
demonstrate our support, ensuring that those lost will never be forgotten."
Notes to editors
1. 52 innocent people died in the London Bombings on 7 July 2005.
2. Tessa Jowell is responsible for ensuring that the needs of
British victims of major emergencies, and those of their families,
are understood and properly considered within Government.
3. The memorial to commemorate the 52 people who lost their lives
in the 7 July London bombings will be situated in Hyde Park, and
will hopefully be completed in time for the fourth anniversary.
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