A 39-year-old Swede suspected of being linked to the deadly July 7 bombings in London has denied any involvement, Radio Sweden reported on Friday.

The man, who is of Lebanese origin and has been identified in British media as Oussama Abdullah Kassir, is suspected of attempting to create a jihad training camp in the US state of Oregon in 1999 with Haroon Rashid Aswat, who is reportedly being held in Pakistan under suspicion of masterminding the deadly London attacks.

Kassir himself adamantly denies any involvement. He told newspaper Dagens Nyheter, "I'm not involved in the attacks on the subway in London. I haven't left Sweden for the past three years, so how can I be involved?"

According to Radio Sweden, Kassir was arrested in 2003 under suspicion of planning terror acts, but those charges were later dropped. He did however serve 10 months in a Swedish jail for crimes including violating weapons legislation, assault and drug smuggling.

Saepo (Swedish security police) has refused to confirm that Kassir is a suspect in the ongoing investigation into the July 7 attacks in the British capital that left 56 people dead.

Sweden's intelligence services have confirmed that the British investigation is interested in the 39-year-old.

Source: Xinhua