Baghdad, July 29 (Saba) - The Iraqi arm of al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack this week on the Baghdad office of satellite television channel Al Arabiya, and warned of further strikes on media targets, according to Qatar News Agency (QNA).

"We assume responsibility for the attack on this corrupted channel," the Islamic State of Iraq, an al-Qaeda affiliate," said in a statement on an Islamist website.

The group further warned that they will not hesitate to target any media organization that opposes their radical violent activities, Al Arabiya said on its website.

The suicide car bomber struck Monday in front of the station's bureau in the city center, leaving a massive crater and sending a plume of smoke into the air that could be seen from several kilometers (miles) away.

The blast, which killed four people, came a month after the channel was warned of insurgent threats.

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