Three victims named and two formally identified

THREE victims of the London bombings have been named and two more formally identified.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said at least 52 died during the attacks.

The final death toll is expected to be higher.

Yesterday Jamie Gordon, 30, from Enfield, north London, and Philip Russell, 28, from west London, were confirmed killed in the Tavistock Square bus explosion.

The first victim to be named was mother-of-two Susan Levy, 53, from Newgate Street Village, Cuffley, Herts. Her husband Harry said he and her family were “distraught”.

An inquest into her death has been opened and adjourned at St Pancras Coroner’s Court in London.

Ms Levy, mother of Daniel, 25, and James, 23, died in the Tube blast at King’s Cross.

Mr Gordon, a city worker, was described by his family and partner, Yvonne Nash, as a “kind, caring person who always put other people first”.

Mr Russell took bus number 30 after ringing bosses at JP Morgan to say he was being evacuated from Euston Tube station.

His father, Grahame, from East Peckham, Kent, described him as a “wonderful kid” who was “in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

The names of two more of those who died at Tavistock Square are expected to be confirmed when an inquest opens at St Pancras Coroner’s Court today.

A total of 55 bomb victims remain in hospital, health officials said.

The family of a missing American has been told he is almost certainly dead, they have claimed. Michael Matsushita, 37, from New York, has not been seen since he left for work at 8.15am on Thursday.