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Jean Charles de Menezes is killed by police as the hunt begins for the London Bombers responsible for the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the 21 July 2005 London bombings.
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Killing of Jean Charles de Menezes
2005 wrongful fatal police shooting in London
Jean Charles da Silva de Menezes was a Brazilian man who was fatally shot by the Metropolitan Police Service at Stockwell Station of the London Underground, after he was mistakenly identified as one of the fugitives from the previous day's failed bombing attempts, that occurred…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
7 July 2005 London bombings
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The 7 July 2005 London bombings, also referred to as 7/7, were a series of four co-ordinated suicide attacks carried out by Islamist terrorists that targeted commuters travelling on London's public transport during the morning rush hour.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
21 July 2005 London attempted bombings
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On 21 July 2005, four attempted bomb attacks by four Islamist extremists disrupted part of London's public transport system as a follow-up attack to the 7 July 2005 London bombings two weeks earlier. The explosions occurred around midday at Shepherd's Bush, Warren Street and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)