Aus marks 20 years since deadly bombings
On July 7, 2005, four suicide bombers targeted the UK capital's transport network.
Three of the bombers detonated at three stations in the London Underground, while the fourth detonated on a bus.
They killed 52 and left more than 770 injured.
Australian man Sam Ly was on the bus that was attacked.
He was pulled from the wreckage but his injuries were too severe and he died a week later.
Australian officials laid flowers at the 7 July Memorial Gardens to mark the tragic anniversary.
'20 years ago today, London experienced unimaginable horror,' the High Commission posted on social media.
'The 7 July 2005 London transport bombings killed 52 people and injured more than 700 others.
'Australians were not spared from the terror that morning.'
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