Bomb amputee's 'debt to rescuers'

Gill Hicks lost both legs below the knees in the London attacks

A woman who lost her legs in the 7 July London bombings has written a book about her experience.

Gill Hicks said the inspiration for the title, One Unknown, came from the wristband she was given when she was admitted to hospital.

She said it reminded her of the selfless acts of the strangers who saved her life in the Russell Square attack in 2005.

"They are all like family," she said. "It's beyond friendship now."

'So sudden'

"I remember looking at that bracelet and thinking what it actually meant to not have an identity and how extraordinary it was that I was saved," she said.

"I was taken out of a wrecked carriage, I was resuscitated and people never gave up on me when I was unknown."

She told BBC London she remembers standing quite close to the bomber but felt no pain in the explosion.

"It's so sudden that it is a draw of a breath," she said. "It's just like going from a sunny day to the dark bells of hell.

"I didn't even have time to process what had happened. I had no idea it was a bomb."

She said she remained in close contact with the emergency staff and others who rescued her.

"How do you look at people who have saved your life and given you so much?"

She said she no longer travels by Tube, but not because she fears another terrorist attack.

"I just couldn't bear the thought of being in another tunnel," she said.

Ms Hick got married five months after the tragedy - walking down the aisle on prosthetic legs.