Two groups claim Texas blast

From correspondents in Dubai

March 25, 2005

TWO Islamist groups have said they caused yesterday's explosion at a Texas oil refinery which killed 15 people but the FBI said there was no evidence of "any criminal or terrorist activity".

An unknown group, calling itself al-Qaeda Organisation for Holy War in the United States of America, said it would issue a detailed statement and video of the attack later.
The statement was posted on the internet today.

Another group, Army of the Levant, also posted an internet statement today claiming responsibility for the blast at the BP plant in Texas City, Texas.

It was not immediately possible to verify the authenticity of the statements.

FBI spokesman Al Tribble in Houston, Texas, said there was no evidence of foul play at the BP refinery, the third largest in the United States.

"There's been no evidence of any criminal or terrorist activity," he said.

The FBI sent agents to the plant yesterday.

BP said today it could not pinpoint the cause of the explosion, but ruled out a terrorist attack on the complex. It was the third fatal accident at the plant in the last year.

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