By KUNA,
London : A memorial commemorating the 52 victims of the July 7 bombings in London was to be unveiled Tuesday, the UK government announced.
The Prince of Wales, the Heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, and minister Tessa Jowell were leading the nation in remembering those killed by the four devastating explosions on London’s transport network in 2005. A monument honouring the dead and costing nearly one million pounds has been created in Hyde Park – 52 stainless steel columns, three and half metres tall. Each one is unique and they have been grouped together in four clusters reflecting the separate locations of the bombings – Tavistock Square, Edgware Road, King’s Cross and Aldgate.
Near these locations four suicide bombers detonated their rucksack devices during the morning of July 7, killing not only the 52 but injuring hundreds of others, some seriously. A stainless steel plaque naming all those who died has also been erected at the memorial site.
Saba Mozakka, 28, one of six relatives on the memorial’s project board which helped create the monument, said: “We think it is truly incredible and reflects the importance of the people commemorated.” Miss Mozakka’s mother, Behnaz Mozakka, 47, a biomedical officer, was killed on a Piccadilly line Tube train while commuting to work. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, opposition Conservative leader David Cameron, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, London Mayor Boris Johnson and senior figures from the emergency services and representatives of other organisations were also going to be present during the unveiling ceremony.