Britain to stop and mourn victims in silent tribute

BRITAIN will come to a halt today to remember people killed and injured in the London terror attacks.

People in the capital are being urged to take to the streets for the two-minute silence at noon in honour of the dozens of dead and the scores hurt in last Thursday’s blasts.

A series of events will take place throughout the day with books of condolences opening across the city at 1pm and a vigil in Trafalgar Square at 6pm.

At midday, buses will pull to the side of the road, black cabs will stop and people will pause in their daily routine.

The capital’s moment of reflection is being co-ordinated by the Greater London Authority in conjunction with the TUC and various religious groups.

Office workers will leave their desks and take to the streets to show solidarity in the face of terrorism.

London Mayor Ken Livingstone said: “London will remember all of those who died last Thursday and show its defiance of those who try to change the character of our city through terror.

Thousands will gather at Trafalgar Square to pay their respects and thank those involved in the rescue and medical operation.

Close to the scene of the Aldgate bomb lies St Botolph parish church, which will hold a brief Act of Remembrance at midday. Survivors of the blasts, as well as Metropolitan Police officers investigating the attacks, will join in the two minutes’ silence.

Lloyd’s of London said it would ring its Lutine bell in remembrance, as it did after the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001.