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| 7/7 London attack survivor Tony Walters has been found dead amid suicide fears |
From the UK Sun (May 28, 2017):
7/7 HERO IS '23RD VICTIM': Survivor of 7/7 London terror attack Tony Walters, 52, found dead hours after Manchester bombing as friends claim ‘he didn’t want to live in a world where attacks continue’Read the entire article HERE.
Pals believe recent Westminster attack and Monday night's atrocity at an Ariana Grande concert brought back traumatic memories for the haunted 52-year-old
A SURVIVOR of 7/7 was found dead hours after the Manchester Arena attack — amid fears he took his own life.
Haunted Tony Walters, 52, was discovered at his home after failing to go to work. A friend said: “He is the 23rd victim of Salman Abedi‘s suicide bombing.”
Friends believe he killed himself because he was overwhelmed by the horror of yet more innocent lives lost to terrorism.
One said: “He didn’t want to live in a world where these terror attacks continue.”
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On July 7, 2005, Tony was yards from fanatic Mohammad Sidique Khan when he detonated a device on a Tube train after it left Edgware Road station.
Seven people, including Khan, died. Tony was showered with shrapnel but survived.
Friends believe the Manchester bombing, coupled with the Westminster attack in March when four people were killed by Khalid Masood, brought back traumatic memories of 7/7 and Tony could not cope.
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“Everyone that knew Tony believes he is the 23rd victim of the Manchester Arena attack....
The empty same old, same old did not begin to console or help Tony Walters. He had been bloodied on the field of jihad warfare on his home soil almost twelve years ago. Some experiences are just too intense to forget and continue to claim victims.
The man lived through a terrible attack, and his eyes witnessed things which are difficult for the soul to bare. The attack on the bridge of the Thames River and Parliament, with a close timeline follow-through of an attack on young ladies in Manchester might have triggered his closely harbored worst fears for his own safety.
ReplyDeletePeople commit suicide when they lose hope. He lost hope that his government could protect him. A government which cannot protect, is no government at all.