Sunday, July 24, 2011

Islamists Distance Themselves from Oslo: Why?

Jihadist websites have urged Islamists to refrain from associating themselves with the attacks in Norway, according to statements posted online.

"We appeal to jihadists not to claim the Norway attacks so as not to tighten the noose for comrades who are in that country or other countries," said the site Shumukh al-Islam (the Grandeur of Islam).

The website has in the past carried claims of responsibility from Al-Qaeda and other jihadist groups for attacks in the West, Afghanistan and Somalia.