BMJ 2005;331:127 (16 July), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7509.127-a
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After the bomb
The bus, the purse, and the limb
Andrew Dearden
BMA
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As I was leaving the BMA flat where I had spent Wednesday night, I heard a loud "whoomping" sound. I thought it may have been a crash, but the sound was very loud—a big sound that resonated. As I reached the foyer of the flats, I looked down the road towards BMA House. I saw the bus about 20 metres away.
As I ran over I could see scattered glass and metal fragments. As I got closer still, I could see pieces of material and people's possessions strewn around. I saw a woman's purse. Then I ran past a dismembered limb on the ground and noticed other parts of human bodies. Three of my most vivid images of the day were the bus, the purse, and the limb. Each seems to say something of the tragedy and pain of the day.
At the scene, doctors were tending to people on
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