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Al-Qaeda Behind Bomb Attempt

London says car bomb similar to Iraq IEDs, search second car; manhunt begins

By Dustin Lushing, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 29, 2007 1:54 PM CDT

(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. Read full story »

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