7/7: The Inside Story – The Hunt • Episode 3

CONFLICTED

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History, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Conflicted: 7/7 The Inside Story is now live to all our dear listeners! New episodes of this 6 part Conflicted special documentary series will release every Monday. But if you want to listen to them all right now and ad-free, you'll have to sign up to the Conflicted Community. All the information you need to sign up is on this link: https://conflicted.supportingcast.fm/ -- With the smoke still rising from the attacks of 7/7, the race is on to find out who was responsible. As the authorities sift through the rubble, the emergence of a familiar name sends chills down the backs of UK counter-terror officials. Had they missed something obvious? In this third episode of Conflicted 7/7: The Inside Story, you’ll hear from the people responsible for leading the investigations in the days following the deadliest attacks on British soil. Who had done this? Where were they now? Most importantly, did they still pose a threat? Terrifyingly, just two weeks later, a copycat attack causes panic across London for a second time. Conflicted - 7/7 The Inside Story is produced by Message Heard for Wondery. Hosted by Thomas Small. This series was written and produced by Harry Stott and Leo Danczak. Production Coordinator is Kirsty McLean. Sound design and engineering by Alan Leer, Ivan Eastley and Lizzy Andrews. Music by Tom Biddle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It was a day long feared in the capital.
0:05.0	As bombs exploded across London subway system, there were scenes reminiscent of New York on 9-11.
0:11.0	At 10 o'clock in the morning on the 7th of July 2005, the authorities in London stood surveying the wreckage of the UK's deadliest ever terror attack.
0:21.6	There could be suicide bombers. We'd never had suicide bombers in the United Kingdom before.
0:25.6	52 people had been killed. 770 had been injured.
0:31.6	The nation was in mourning.
0:33.6	But for the police and the government, the race was on.
0:38.3	There will of course now be the most intense police and security service action to make sure that we bring those responsible to justice.
0:48.3	Who had done this? What had motivated them? Could it happen again?
0:56.0	Were there more people? Was there another wave of bombers?
1:00.0	We don't know whether they're dead, whether they continue to pose a threat.
1:04.0	What else might happen? Was this a one-off? Was it part of a series of events?
1:08.0	And so began one of the biggest manhunts in British policing history.
1:13.6	Found him standing in a bath wearing a rucksack with wires coming out of it.
1:17.6	They then booby-trapped their premises.
1:20.6	But were the attackers in fact suicide bombers?
1:24.6	Did they have accomplices?
1:26.6	Worst of all, was 7-7 just the first in a wave of terrorist
1:30.3	attacks? I'm Thomas Small, and you're listening to Conflicted 7-7, The Inside Story.
1:38.3	Episode 3, The Hunt. The Hunt
1:45.0	The HON
1:48.0	The HON
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