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(DDC) - Despite the overwhelming evidence that suggests the mine collapse was due entirely to natural causes, Al-Qaeda has released a statement that stretches the boundaries of reality in order to claim responsibility for the collapse, labeling it as a “targetted attack on American soil.”

“Ignore the evidence your so-called ‘professors of science’ are presenting - we are solely responsible for the collapse of the mine that has claimed the lives of at least a few American men,” an anonymous Al-Qaeda spokesman said in a video released earlier today.

The video was sent to several major news sources but the credibility of the claim, according to US officials, is ludicrous.

“It goes to show the desperation of the terrorists when they begin to take responsibility for natural disasters,” said Robert Freeman of the Department of Defense. “It’s almost silly.”

According to Mr. Freeman, this isn’t the first time that various terrorist groups have tried to claim responsibility for a natural disaster. In 2005, Hamas claimed responsibility for “unleashing” Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans.

“This isn’t a new tactic but it’s a bad tactic,” Mr Freeman continued. “They just come off as looking like idiots.”

The search for the missing miners continues despite the statement released earlier today.

POSTED BY ROBERT PAULSON, NEW YORK, NY 10013 14:34:15