CAIRO, July 26 (Xinhuanet) -- A third group on Tuesday claimed in an Internet statement deadly bombings that rocked the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

    The group, calling itself Egyptian Tawhid and Jihad, said the attacks were in response to US military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

    Three bombings hit a luxury hotel and a shopping area in Sharm el-Sheikh last Saturday, killing at least 64 people and injuring more than 100.

    Soon after the attacks, an al-Qaida linked group claimed responsibility in an Internet statement. The group, calling itself the al-Qaida Organization in the Levant and Egypt, said the attacks were against "crimes committed against Muslims."

    A second militant group, Mujahedeen Egypt, said it had carried out the attacks to drive Jews and Christians out of the country.

    The authenticity of all three claims could not be verified. Enditem