His words fell short of an explicit claim of responsibility, but the evident ability of the al-Qaeda leadership to secure the footage of the man who seemed to be Khan suggested at least that al-Qaeda wished to associate itself with the bombings.
Straw said yesterday that there was "no excuse, no justification for terrorism."
Speaking to reporters at an informal EU foreign ministers' meeting in Wales, Straw said he had seen the video and that the security services were assessing its contents.
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