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Afghan attacks: a sign of things to come?
Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson says the coordinated attacks on Kabul could be an ominous sign of things to come.
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Alex Thomson
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9/11 ten years on: British families remember
In a Channel 4 News exclusive, UK families affected by 9/11 and the war on terror tell their stories. As filmmaker Tim Lawton writes, they are united by loss and how they have lived with that loss.
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July 7 inquest: victims unlawfully killed
Each of the 52 victims of the terrorist attacks on London would have died regardless of the response by the emergency services, a coroner says. Andy Davies hears the reaction.
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Cameron’s £650m aid package for Pakistan
As the Prime Minister travels to Islamabad to announce £650million to help support Pakistan’s education system, Samira Ahmed looks at the political and security implications of the announcement.
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July 7 witness: Thelma Stober
As the inquest into the July 7 attacks draws to a close, Thelma Stober tells Channel 4 News of being blown out of the train during the Aldgate bombing, and that giving evidence was “cathartic”.
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July 7 witness: John Taylor
John Taylor speaks to Channel 4 News about meeting the man who cradled his dying daughter after the Aldgate tube blast, and says the inquest has helped close a chapter in his life.
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July 7 witness: John Mather
John Mather appeared at the July 7 inquest via video link from New Zealand to speak about his daughter Shelley who died in the Russell Square blast. He tells Channel 4 News about giving evidence.
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July 7 witness: Steven Desborough
Steven Desborough was on board the Aldgate train when Shehzad Tanweer detonated his bomb. Mr Desborough tells Channel 4 News how he cradled fatally-wounded Carrie Taylor in his arms amid the carnage.
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July 7 witness: Saba Mozakka
Saba Mozakka’s mother, Behnaz, was killed on the Piccadilly Line as she travelled to work on July 7. Saba tells Channel 4 News speaking at the inquest made sure her mother’s story was told.
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July 7 witness: Veronica Cassidy
Ciaran Cassidy was on his way to work in central London when he was killed in the Russell Square tube bombing on July 7. His mother Veronica told the inquest about her son’s life.
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‘Bulky bag’ helped save life in July 7 bus bombing
A bus passenger who survived the July 7 terrorist attacks has revealed her extraordinary escape was down to a lack of space and a bulky bag, as Home Affairs Correspondent Andy Davies explains.
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Stockholm suicide bomber lived near terrorists
As MI5 continues to investigate whether Taimur Adbdulwahab al-Abdaly had links to other terrorists, Channel 4 News discovers that he lived close to numerous Luton-based extremists.
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No appeal against July 7 inquest ruling
The Home Secretary, Theresa May, will not appeal against the ruling that the relatives of those killed should be allowed to hear top secret evidence presented to the July 7 inquests.
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July 7 inquest: MI5 loses bid to give evidence in private
The Home Secretary and MI5 have lost their bid for intelligence officials to give evidence to the July 7 inquests behind closed doors.
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July 7: Survivors speak of tube blast terror
Survivors of the July 7 terror attacks have described the moment the Edgware Road bomb exploded. One of the victims said he felt like he was being electrocuted.
