Today marks 11 years since the dawn of the London Bombings in which 52 people lost their lives and hundreds were injured in a horrific terrorist attack on the capital.

London woke up to remember the families who lost their loved ones as well as the survivors of the 7/7 bombings in 2005.

Chiefs from the emergency services paid their respects at the Hyde Park memorial service on Thursday (July 7) morning, with Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, London Ambulance Service chief executive Dr Fionna Moore and Ron Dobson commissioner of London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority among them.

They placed a commemorative wreath in memory of the brave victims before saluting those who tragically lost their lives.

Gareth Bacon from London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority; Mike Brown TfL Commissioner; Dr Fionna Moore chief executive of LAS and Ron Dobson London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority Commissioner at Hyde Park Memorial Service for victims of London Bombings

Ms Moore said: “Today, we are joining Londoners, and in particular survivors and the families and friends of those who died, in remembering the events of 7 July.

“We look back on that day with sadness for the innocent people who were injured and who lost their lives but also pride in the way our staff responded in the wake of those tragic events.

“Our thoughts remain with the families and friends who lost loved ones and those who were injured that day.”

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan was also at the memorial service in central London this morning.

On July 7, 2005, four terrorist suicide bombers conducted a series of attacks on London’s public transport system during the busy morning rush hour.

Three bombs went off in succession on London Underground trains, just outside Liverpool Street and Edgware Road stations, and on another between King’s Cross and Russell Square, while a fourth was detonated on double-decker bus in Tavistock Square.

A total of 52 people were killed and more than 700 people were injured as London came to a halt.

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Wreaths and flowers in memory of the victims of the London Bombings