JNN 2 Dec 2010 : The unnamed terrorist group was behind an attack against a church in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad in October, Iraqi al-Qanoon website reported on Thursday.

The hostage-taking incident in the Sayidat al-Nejat Cathedral left more than 50 Iraqis dead and nearly 60 others injured.

The Islamic State of Iraq, a Sunni militant umbrella group with ties to al-Qaeda in Iraq, claimed responsibility for the Baghdad church siege.

The sources said that the people in Jordan were sending money to an office in al Karade, according to the report.

The terrorist group also claimed responsibility for several attacks in war-ravaged Iraq.

An unnamed security source said that members of the group were receiving 40,000 dollars per month for their terrorist activities.