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15/02/2007
7 July memorial to be held in Hyde Park
A memorial to commemorate the lives of the 52 people who died in the July 7 bombings is to be located in Hyde Park, Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell announced today.
The government had planned initially to build a monument in Tavistock Square, the site of one of the attacks, but after talks with families of the bereaved, Hyde Park has been chosen.
The government has committed up to £1 million to fund the memorial.
Ms Jowell said: "Fifty two innocent people were murdered on 7 July, in the worst terrorist atrocity London has ever seen. A permanent memorial will provide a dignified and tranquil space for their friends and families, and the country, to remember them.
"I am grateful to the to the bereaved families for the continuing involvement in planning for the memorial, and I am glad that we have been able to find a suitable location."
A spokesperson from the bereaved families said: "We welcome this announcement of Hyde Park as the location for the permanent memorial for the victims of the London Bombings. The agreed location represents the enormity of our loss, on a personal and public level."
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The government had planned initially to build a monument in Tavistock Square, the site of one of the attacks, but after talks with families of the bereaved, Hyde Park has been chosen.
The government has committed up to £1 million to fund the memorial.
Ms Jowell said: "Fifty two innocent people were murdered on 7 July, in the worst terrorist atrocity London has ever seen. A permanent memorial will provide a dignified and tranquil space for their friends and families, and the country, to remember them.
"I am grateful to the to the bereaved families for the continuing involvement in planning for the memorial, and I am glad that we have been able to find a suitable location."
A spokesperson from the bereaved families said: "We welcome this announcement of Hyde Park as the location for the permanent memorial for the victims of the London Bombings. The agreed location represents the enormity of our loss, on a personal and public level."
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