Two bus drivers whose vehicles were attacked with bombs in London have returned to work.
Both George Psaradakis and Mark Maybanks said they have faced up to their fears and are now back doing the job they love.
Mr Psaradakis was at the wheel of the Number 30 bus which was blown apart in Tavistock Square on July 7 in central London.
Mr Maybanks was driving the Number 26 when a bomb failed to detonate as he drove through Shoreditch in east London on July 21.
Both men have driven the routes again and they have now returned to the Stagecoach depot in Stratford, east London, for their first full day back at work.
Mr Psaradakis said it was "a bit daunting" to go back behind the wheel after the bombing, which left 14 people dead, including the terrorist bomber Hasib Hussain.
He said: "I feel ready to go out there and serve our glorious heroic and beautiful capital.
"At this point, I would like to thank God Almighty and the Virgin Mary who helped me come out of that bomb-struck bus alive.
"I am deeply sorry I cannot say the same for some of my passengers who travelled with me on that fateful and macabre journey on July 7.
"I pray to God to rest their souls inside his heavenly arms forever."
Colleague Mr Maybanks said: "We shan't be bombed out of our buses.
"But that moment, that dreadful moment, it will stay forever in my mind and my heart. What I saw, it was a carnage and it has deeply affected me."
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