Tracking down the London bombers via an IP address

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Was London Bomb Plot Heralded On Web?

Internet Forum Comment From Night Before: "London Shall Be Bombed"

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/29/terror/main2997517.shtml

 

Hours before London explosives technicians
<http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/29/terror/main2996470.shtml>
dismantled a large car bomb in the heart of the British capital's
tourist-rich theater district, a message appeared on one of the most widely
used jihadist Internet forums, saying: "Today I say: Rejoice, by Allah,
London shall be bombed." 

CBS News found the posting, which went on for nearly 300 words, on the "al
Hesbah" chat room. It was left by a person who goes by the name abu Osama
al-Hazeen, who appears regularly on the forum. The comment was posted on the
forum, according to time stamp, at 08:09 a.m. British time on June 28 --
about 17 hours before the bomb was found early on June 29. 

Al Hesbah is frequently used by international Sunni militant groups,
including al Qaeda and the Taliban, to post propaganda videos and messages
in their fight against the West. 

There was no way for CBS News to independently confirm any connection
between the posting made Thursday night and the car bomb found Friday. 

Al-Hazeen's message begins: "In the name of God, the most compassionate, the
most merciful. Is Britain Longing for al Qaeda's bombings?" 

Al-Hazeen decries the recent knighthood of controversial author Salman
Rushdie as a blow felt by all British Muslims. "This 'honoring' came at a
crucial time, a time when the whole nation is reeling from the crusaders
attacks on all Muslim lands," he said, in an apparent reference to the
British role in Iraq.

 

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