In July 2005 , Hyde Park became the focus of international attention as police carried out a raid connected to the 7 July 2005 London bombings . Officers used a controlled explosion to enter a property at 28 Alexandra Grove , situated roughly where the Hyde Park and Burley areas meet . Hundreds of local residents were evacuated as police searched the house , one of six in West Yorkshire to be raided that day . Despite media speculation that the house had allegedly been used as a ' bomb factory ' by the suicide bombers , police later said they found no explosives in the property
7 July 2005 London bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
Hyde Park, Leeds