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[quote:8ab9a]Al Qaeda warns Britain
By Keith Dovkants and Hugh Dougherty in Istanbul, Evening Standard
21 November 2003
Al Qaeda delivered a warning today that Britons would be targeted with more atrocities after the Istanbul attack. In a statement claiming responsibility for the massive bomb blasts and the death of consul general Roger Short it said: "The cars of death will not stop."

The statement on an Islamist website said Britain would be singled out for its support for America. "Let Britain and its people know that its alliance with America will not bring it peace or prosperity."

It added: "Our real war, which will begin soon, will have no boundaries and will show no mercy towards the tyrant of the era and his allies."
They claimed Mr Short, 59, was singled out in the attack on the British Consulate.

The statement said the diplomat was the prime target because of his "extensive experience in combating Islam" and because he is considered the "mastermind" of British policy in the area.

Police sources in Turkey said they believe the Islamic militants who carried out the attack had been watching the mission to maximise the impact.

The statement, which is difficult to authenticate, was issued by a group claiming to be the Abu Hafz al-Masri Brigades, which earlier claimed responsibility for bombing two synagogues in Turkey last Saturday.

It said it had targeted British interests in Turkey to "shatter the peace of Britain ... which battles Islam".
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