Poles probe Briton's claim of involvement in London bombing

A British citizen under investigation in Poland in connection with the London bombings sent a series of threatening messages after last week’s attacks, Polish officials said today.

Polish media reported that the man allegedly sent threatening e-mails and cellular telephone text messages to banks and residents of an eastern town claiming involvement in the July 7 bombings that killed at least 52 and injured hundreds.

Internal Security Agency spokeswoman Agata Studenny said the media reports were “in general” correct, but she declined to give details of the alleged threats.

The man, who is of Pakistani origin, has not been arrested, but the agency so far has been unable “to exclude beyond any doubt that he is a member of an organised terrorist group,” Studdeny said.

She declined to identify the suspect.

The agency, which is Poland’s domestic intelligence service, began investigating his activities on Monday.

Polish radio station RMF FM reported that the man had sent e-mails and cell-phone messages to banks and residents in the town of Lublin that claimed involvement in the London attacks.

“This is my doing,” one message reportedly read. “I hope that you now understand what jihad is,” said another, according to RMF.

Lublin newspaper Kurier Lubelski said the man arrived in Poland seven years ago from Britain, where he owned a taxi company, and moved to Lublin a year ago with his Polish wife.