On July the 7th, 2005, four bombs changed Britain forever.

I see him put his hand in the bag and then there was a brilliantly white, bright flash.

I'm Dominic Hashani. After two decades reporting on terrorism, I'm exploring how 7-7 and the attacks since changed lives,

tested leaders and reshaped the threat we face.

It's not that it woke us up to the nature of the threat, but I think it woke us up to the fact

that obviously what we had in place was not adequate. The State of Terror. Listen on BBC

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Manila, the Philippines, the 22nd of February, 1986.

A party?

Plates piled high with pineapple, rice and stew.

Coconut juice served in bowls.

Balloons in an array of neon colors line the ceiling. Quite a spectacle.

There were strobe lights. There was a big silver ball. It was in our neighborhood.

Jean Encinas Franco is a professor at the Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines.

Back then, she was just 16.

We were really enjoying ourselves,

enjoying 80s music,

from Duran Duran, of course,

Spandau Ballet.

It was a new wave of British music at that time.

Teenagers giggled as they spun each other around

to the pop music.

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