Last updated at 1600 BST 25 July 2005
Police are continuing to search for those responsible for the attacks on Thursday 21 July attacks on the London transport network.
Tony Blair has apologised for the killing of a 27-year-old man at Stockwell Tube station unconnected to the attacks. The individual was shot after failing to comply with instructions from armed officers.
The Prime Minister said the police should be supported in their investigations:
"I think it is important that we give them every support and that we understand that had the circumstances been different and for example, this had turned out to be a terrorist and they had failed to take that action, they would have been criticised the other way."
The police have said that investigations into the four ‘attempted explosions’ in London are ongoing. They have now named two of the suspects.
Four photographs of the suspects were released at a press briefing on Friday. Members of the public should ring 999 if they see the men, or the anti-terrorist hotline on 0800 789 321 if they have any information on the individuals.
Met Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair said on Thursday the fact devices remained unexploded at the scenes could prove ‘very helpful’.
"Clearly the intention must have been to kill. You don’t do this with any other intention," he told a press conference.
Prime Minister Tony Blair gave his reaction in Downing Street.
He said:
"We have to react calmly and continue with our business. We know why these things are done - they are done to scare people and make them feel worried."
The Prime Minister said terrorism would only be defeated by ‘going after the ideas of these people… taking them on and defeating them.’
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Sir Ian Blair said the bombs appeared to be small and had been ‘close to simultaneous.’
Police are appealing to anyone who may have photos or mobile phone images from any of today’s incident scenes, either at the time of the incident or shortly before, to send them online to:
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