Group Vows Attacks on Churches After Qatar Bombing
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
DOHA (Reuters) - An unknown group has claimed responsibility for a Qatar suicide bombing that killed a Briton, and vowed to hit churches and "crusader" military bases in the region, an Internet statement posted on Tuesday said.
"We claim responsibility for the historic Qatar operation, carried out by a lion of the Army of the Levant," the statement posted on a Web site used by Islamists said.
Addressing what it called "the supporters of the devil," the group warned "America, Britain and Italy and all those who have defiled the lands of Islam be ready for the grand surprise."
"The Qatar operation is the beginning," it added.
The authenticity of the statement could not be confirmed.
Sources in Doha have said the bomber, named as Omar Ahmad Abdullah Ali, was employed at the IT department in state-run Qatar Petroleum which runs Qatar's rich oil and gas sectors.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55864-2005Mar22.html
Thanks penguino for that post.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55864-2005Mar22.html
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