Al-Qaida claims it carried out London bombing

AL-JAZEERA television said last night it had received a videotape in which al-Qaida claims responsibility for the July bombings in London.

Al-Jazeera said the tape contained the will of one of the July 7 London suicide bombers, Mohammad Sidique Khan, 30, in which he blamed the attacks on Britain’s support for the war on Iraq and Western “tyrants”.

At least two groups linked to al-Qaida have already claimed responsibility for the July 7 suicide bombings on London’s transport system which killed 52 people. Segments of the tape showed Khan - who London police believe was the leader of the July 7 suicide bombers - talking directly to the camera while sitting in a room.