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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Dave Clark

‘Biggest threat’ to UK is extremism, says Home Secretary ahead of 7/7 anniversary

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has stated that Islamic and right-wing extremism continue to pose Britain’s "biggest threats", as the nation approaches the 20th anniversary of the July 7 bombings.

On 7 July 2005, four suicide bombers targeted London’s transport network, killing 52 people and injuring more than 770 across three Underground trains and a bus.

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