Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades

Soon after the bombings, the Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigade issued a statement saying it struck 'to let Britain and the Brits know that their alliance with America will only bring them economic ruin and death to their sons'.

The al-Qaeda linked Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigade, which claimed responsibility for the atrocity, yesterday halted operations in Spain to see if the government does withdraw from Iraq.

The statement, signed by the Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades, declared a ``bloody war'' and said ``the earth will be shaken under the feet of any Italian''.

Al-Qaeda group Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades warned in a chilling statement posted on an Islamist website: "Today, we have declared a bloody war on you and we will not stop raids against you until you return to the correct path."

The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) has reportedly said that it has found no grounds to believe a report that the terrorist group Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades had targeted Oslo for a possible attack.

The Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades issued a statement saying it struck 'to let Britain and the Brits know that their alliance with America will only bring them economic ruin and death to their sons'.

The Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades, named after an al-Qaida commander killed in Afghanistan, said the attacks were the first of a ``wave of operations'' in European countries and that worse was to come.