Zarqawi Claims Attack on Iraq Minister

World | August 24, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00
Zarqawi Claims Attack on Iraq Minister A group linked to Al-Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (pictured) claimed responsibility for the car bomb attack, which targeted Iraq's environment minister on Tuesday. Photo by AFP

A group linked to Al-Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility for the car bomb attack, which targeted Iraq's environment minister on Tuesday, warning it would not miss the next time. "This morning, a valiant knight from our suicide brigades set off to strike a pillar of infidelity, Environment Minister Mishkat (Moumin)," said the statement, posted on the Internet. The authenticity of the statement could not be immediately verified.

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