On 6 July 2005 London won the right to host the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics making it the first city to host the modern games three times . However , celebrations were cut short the following day when the city was rocked by a series of terrorist attacks . More than 50 were killed and 750 injured in three bombings on London Underground trains and a fourth on a double decker bus near King 's Cross
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7 July 2005 London bombings
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