Aljazeera breaking news
According to Aljazeeras 'breaking news' report, al-Qaida have just claimed responsibility for the attacks on London.
No reports on any news websites as yet.
**UPDATE
Aljazeera has aired a clip from an al-Qaida video that shows one of the London bombers explaining their reasons for the July attacks on the British capital.
Al-Qaida's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, also appeared on the video on Thursday, promising similar attacks in the future.
London bomber Muhammad Sadiq Khan, a 30-year-old British national from West Yorkshire, said responsibility for the attacks on European and US cities fell squarely on the shoulders of the West because they are backing governments he claimed were carrying out crimes against humanity.
Khan also said that "Western citizens" should no longer feel safe and that they were be the target of similar operations.
Aljazeera said it would air the whole tape later in the evening, when the text would be made available.
Al-Zawahiri also spoke at some length on the reasons for the attack, but placed responsibility on British Prime Minister Tony Blair as a response to UK foreign policy "just as 9/11 was a response to the US".
Al-Zawahiri also promised similar operations in "enemy territory" in the near future, particularly Europe - because it had ignored an offer of truce from al-Qaida's leader, Osama bin Ladin.
AJ
Trust that lumpy headed gobshite to make an appearance.
No reports on any news websites as yet.
**UPDATE
Aljazeera has aired a clip from an al-Qaida video that shows one of the London bombers explaining their reasons for the July attacks on the British capital.
Al-Qaida's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, also appeared on the video on Thursday, promising similar attacks in the future.
London bomber Muhammad Sadiq Khan, a 30-year-old British national from West Yorkshire, said responsibility for the attacks on European and US cities fell squarely on the shoulders of the West because they are backing governments he claimed were carrying out crimes against humanity.
Khan also said that "Western citizens" should no longer feel safe and that they were be the target of similar operations.
Aljazeera said it would air the whole tape later in the evening, when the text would be made available.
Al-Zawahiri also spoke at some length on the reasons for the attack, but placed responsibility on British Prime Minister Tony Blair as a response to UK foreign policy "just as 9/11 was a response to the US".
Al-Zawahiri also promised similar operations in "enemy territory" in the near future, particularly Europe - because it had ignored an offer of truce from al-Qaida's leader, Osama bin Ladin.
AJ
Trust that lumpy headed gobshite to make an appearance.
posted by Subrosa at Thursday, September 01, 2005
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