London bombs, Trafalgar Square vigil

Fifty thousand people came together in Trafalgar Square on Thursday 14 July for a vigil in defiance of the terrorist attacks in London.

The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone was joined by prominent Londoners, different communities and London's representatives of the city's transport and emergency services in paying tribute to the victims, to the work of the emergency services, and to London through a series of readings and poems.

Ben Okri opened the vigil with a poem for London and Lord Seb Coe, Chairman of the London 2012 bid, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Tessa Jowell, Brendan Barber from the Trades Union Congress and faith leaders from the Sikh, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu and Christian communities amongst others read poems, prayers and shared their thoughts on the tragic events of last week.

Speaking at the vigil the Mayor of London said:
‘Those who came here to kill last Thursday had many goals, but one was that we should turn on each other, like animals trapped in a cage, and they failed, totally and utterly.’

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