Al-Qaida group threatens ‘bloody war’ on Europe unless troops leave Iraq

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.

"This is the last message we send to the European countries. We are giving you one month for your soldiers to leave the Land Of The Two Rivers. Then there will be no other messages, but actions, and the words will be engraved in the heart of Europe," the group called Abu Hafs al Masri Brigades said in a statement.

The "two rivers" in the statement refer to Iraq's Euphrates and Tigris rivers.