7/7 memorial designs unveiled in London

Do you think they considered an additional column for Jean Charles de Menezes?

This will be a ultra modern, profound reminder of the precious lives that were lost due to this senseless attack in London by terrorists on 7/7/2005.

I was just wondering if there are any people on here from london that think this was a false flag operation like 9/11 in america.

Hell yeah! It was the first thing that went through my head on the day.

We Brits have been subject to domestic terroism before, the IRA seriously gave us something to think about. look at Manchester. Hell, I could have bombed London better than these London "bombers"!

7/7... Even the date was picked so that it would not confuse Americans due to our different date formats!

I thought the same JanaPokana actually, but I'm glad they've done this though. It was a horrible day here in the UK, very scary. Amongst all the politics and conspiracy theories, memorials like these help to remind me at least that it was real people that died and real families and friends that are left grieving. The Berlin memorial certainly made the statistics and history of the war feel more real to me... maybe this memorial in London will give similar pause for thought in the future.

I know what you mean Jana, I thought the same thing, but the style and design is incredibly simple, beautiful, and thus poignant. I think its a very good design for the memorial, and something gentle and dignified to provoke a moment of pause. I imagine most people think about the people who died and were inujured on 7/7 every time they get on the tube, or walk round that corner into Tavistock Square, but having somewhere for people to go (almost like a grave) is really important methinks.