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The inquests for the 52 people killed in the 7 July 2005 bomb attacks have begun with a minute's silence. Lady Justice Hallett, the coroner, will preside over five months of hearings without a jury into the attacks in London on three Tube trains and a bus. She will examine if MI5 could have stopped the bombers - but many victims' families still want a public inquiry. Hugo Keith QC, counsel to the inquests, said some of their questions may never be fully answered.
The 52 victims of the 7/7 London bombings were murdered in acts of "mindless savagery", the inquests into their deaths heard today. More than five years after the attacks, the long-awaited hearing got under way with a minute's silence for those who died. Hugo Keith QC, counsel to the inquests, began by outlining how four suicide bombers detonated devices on three Tube trains and a bus on the morning of July 7 2005. He said: "They detonated amongst the innocent and the unknowing, indiscriminately killing and maiming passengers who were simply going about their daily business.
:: Commuters described some of the bombers as "smiling and laughing and generally relaxed" as they travelled to King's Cross Thameslink on a delayed train;
I have a question, why is it taken them this long to do an inquest?
Originally posted by chukka
reply to post by Wide-Eyes
It does if you believe that is your true desitination in life.
It does if you believe that you are to recieve the reward for killing the Infidel that the Koran describes.
They were on their way to Paradise, whatever knows, (Whatever, replace God, mine, your's or another) As an Agnostic, I'm never sure.
But if they believed, then they would.
edit on 11/10/10 by chukka because: Poor spelling
Originally posted by Wide-Eyes
reply to post by ThichHeaded
I have a question, why is it taken them this long to do an inquest?
I have that same question! The only thing I can think of, is that they needed 5 years to come up with a semi credible story, to cover all the dodgy questions that were raised that day and since. If everything was cosher, they could have held the inquests within much less time than that.
BTW, your avatar is probably my fav on ATS. Makes me giggle every time I see it
Originally posted by sevenseven
[SNIP]