Eerie reminder of 9/11 attacks, says Giuliani

FORMER Mayor of New York Rudolph Giuliani said the London terror strikes were an “eerie reminder” of 9/11.

Mr Giuliani, who led New York through the devastating attacks, said he was only yards away from the first explosion yesterday morning, while on a visit to London.

The politician said: “They are a very eerie reminder of September 11, I was right near Liverpool Street station when the first bombing took place, so I could hear the sirens and then kept hearing reports of different bombing, in different parts of the city. As we were walking through and driving through the streets of the city, it was remarkable how the people of London responded calmly and bravely.”

He said the hearts of New Yorkers would go out to Londoners.

“We feel a tremendous empathy with them. I think every New Yorker would join me in saying we feel we very much understand what you are going through,” he said.

“This is a difficult time, but the people of London have responded in exactly right way, with bravery and by moving forward.

“In a strange way a lot of our response to September 11 was modelling ourselves as much as we could on the people of London during WWII and the incredible way they withstood the attacks during the Battle of Britain.”