Death Toll From London Blasts Rises

50 Killed in Attacks, 22 More in Critical Condition

By Glenn Frankel and Fred Barbash

Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, July 8, 2005; 11:18 AM

LONDON, July 8 -- The death toll rose to 50 Friday morning as London police escalated what authorities described as the most extensive criminal investigation in British history to track down the perpetrators of Thursday's assault on the city's transportation system.