Al-Qaida claims responsibility for London blasts

Purported Al-Qaida Letter Claims Responsibility for Bombings

In a letter located by SPIEGEL ONLINE on a Web site trafficked by al-Qaida, a document that claims to be written by the interntional terror group claims responsibility for the London attacks.

"Rejoice, community of Muslims," the letter states. "The heroic mujahedeens today conducted an attack in London," it continues. All of Great Britain is now shaken and shocked, "in the north, the south, west and east." "We've warned the British government and the British people time and again," the letter adds. "We've kept our promise and have carried out a blessed military operation."

Denmark and Italy were also warned in the letter and told to pull their troops out of Afghanistan and Iraq.

Details on blast can be found here. I will be curious to see how the British react to this and if Blair gets a boost or is further hurt by it.