AN al-Qaida-linked group that claimed responsibility for the London bombings threatened yesterday to launch “a bloody war” on the capitals of European countries that do not remove their troops from Iraq within a month.

An al-Qaida-linked group that claimed responsibility for the London bombings threatened today to launch “a bloody war” on the capitals of European countries that do not remove their troops from Iraq within a month.

An al-Qaida-linked group posted an internet statement today claiming responsibility for the string of bombings that rocked London and killed at least 49 people, promising more attacks in London, which it described as the “capital of the infidels”.