In total 52 people lost their lives in the London bombings, 700 people were injured.
The attacks were carried out by four suicide bombers.
The presumed ringleader, Mohammed Siddique Khan, had recently visited Pakistan and was later found to have made a video message in which he claimed British foreign policy was oppressing Muslims.
Al-Qaeda issued a videotaped statement in September claiming it was behind the London bombings.
On July 21 there were four more attempted bombings in London. None of the devices exploded.
On 22 July 2005, police shot dead a man, Jean Charles de Menezes, they mistook for one of the bombers.
Five men were later arrested and are due to face trial in September 2006.
A decision is still awaited on whether any charges will be brought over the de Menezes shooting.
We vacationed in England in July of 2005.
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