A two-minute silence in memory of the dozens killed and hundreds injured in the London bombings has been held across Europe. At least 48 people were killed and 700 were injured in the blasts. Four bombers are also believed to have died.
Thousands of people marked the silence at ceremonies across the UK. Buses and cabs came to a standstill. People stood in the streets with their heads bowed. A vigil will be held at 1800 BST in Trafalgar Square.
For two minutes from 1200 BST, train stations and airports fell silent, buses pulled into the kerb and busy shopping streets became still, as people stopped what they were doing to observe the silence.
Locally in the London Boroughs of Enfield & Barnet many people left their workplace and stood silent on the street. We visited the Palmers Green Bookshop and joined them as they shut their doors and stood silent outside. Others came out of their shops and joined together in this act of remembrance. It was an emotional moment that made us all realise that underneath the diversity of this great city, London was at one.
Francis Sealey
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