Mass Murder in Madrid Letter Claims Terror Brigade Responsible

The ScotsmanMarch 12, 2004

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IN THE immediate aftermath of yesterday morning's bombings, the Spanish government wasted no time in pointing the finger of blame at the Basque terrorist group ETA. The revival of what was apparently a spent force would have been bad enough; 14 hours after the bombs started exploding, it got much, much worse.

A letter purporting to be from al-Qaeda was sent to a London- based newspaper claiming responsibility for the attacks. The Arabic newspaper al-Quds al-Arabi said it had received a claim of responsibility for the Madrid train bombings issued by the Brigade of Abu Hafs al-Masri, in the name of al-Qaeda.

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Mass Murder in Madrid Letter Claims Terror Brigade Responsible

The claim, received by e-mail at the paper's London offices, said the brigade's "death squad" had penetrated "one of the pillars of the crusade alliance, Spain".

The claim said: "This is part of settling old accounts with Spain, the crusader, and America's ally in its war against Islam."

Referring to Spain's prime minister, Jose Maria Aznar, the statement asked: "Aznar, where is America? Who will protect you, Britain, Japan, Italy and others from us?"

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