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Al-Qaeda Behind Bomb Attempt

Posted Jun 29, 07 1:54 PM CDT in World 

(Newser) – Al-Qaeda or al-Qaeda-spawned extremists orchestrated the failed bombing attempt in central London today, British authorities say. The car bomb found near a London nightclub resembled improvised explosives used in Iraq, and the Guardian reports al-Qaeda has long nurtured plans to attack nightclubs in the west.

The search for the man seen fleeing the vehicle continues, but it is too early to identify the suspect using CCTV footage, investigators say. Police also evacuated and sealed off a broad section of London park, as they inspected a possible second bomb-laden car in an underground garage.

Source Guardian (UK)

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Forensic police officers, search a street at the steps of a water fountain in Piccadilly Circus, central London, after a suspected car bomb was defused Friday June 29, 2007. Police thwarted an apparent...   (Associated Press)
A Police officer speaks to a commuter outside Piccadilly Circus underground train station, London, Friday June 29, 2007. after a suspected car bomb was defused in the early hours Friday morning. Police...   (Associated Press)
r loss of life" possibly killing hundreds, British anti-terror police chief Peter Clarke said. (AP Photo/Simon Dawson)   (Associated Press)
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