ABSTRACT
Four bombs exploded in London on 7 July 2005. Three were on the London underground, and their impact was unseen. The fourth bomb exploded on a red London bus in Tavistock Square. While there has been speculation that Hasib Hussain’s device was intended for a fourth underground destination, the detonation above ground imbued his act with far more symbolic power than those of his associates. This was not a threat: this was a manifesto. Britain—and indeed Britishness—was under attack.
