Unconfirmed: Jihadist Group 'Disclaims' Earlier Claim of Responsibility for Utøya, Oslo Attacks

Some weird news coming to us from a terrorism analyst. This was linked on Jihad Watch. Apparently 'Helpers of the Global Jihad' or Ansar al-Jihad al-Alami has disclaimed their claim of responsibility for the two attacks in Norway. Earlier, the New York Times reported:

A terror group, Ansar al-Jihad al-Alami, or the Helpers of the Global Jihad, issued a statement claiming responsibility for the attack, according to Will McCants, a terrorism analyst at C.N.A., a research institute that studies terrorism. The message said the attack was a response to Norwegian forces’ presence in Afghanistan and to unspecified insults to the Prophet Muhammad. “We have warned since the Stockholm raid of more operations,” the group said, according to Mr. McCants’ translation, apparently referring to a bombing in Sweden in December 2010. “What you see is only the beginning, and there is more to come.” The claim could not be confirmed. It is not uncommon for terrorist groups to advance claims of responsibility for high-profile attacks, only to have the claims prove to be spurious.

Now, McCants' Twitter has a new message:

member of Ansar jihadi forum hopes attack wasn't AQ. Hit US but not "little mouse" Norway.Will cause huge retaliation against Muslims n Euro

There are photos published of the island here and here.

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