Danish police stop attack on cartoonist

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COPENHAGEN – Police foiled an attempt to kill an artist who drew a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad that sparked outrage in the Muslim world, the head of Denmark's intelligence service said Saturday.

Jakob Scharf, who heads the PET intelligence service, said a 28-year-old Somalia man was armed with an ax and a knife when he attempted to enter Kurt Westergaard's home in Aarhus shortly after 10 p.m. (2100 GMT) on Friday.

The attack on the artist, whose rendering was among 12 that led to the torching of Danish diplomatic offices in predominantly Muslim countries in 2006, was "terror related," Scharf said in a statement.

"The arrested man has according to PET's information close relations to the Somali terrorist group, al-Shabaab, and al-Qaida leaders in eastern Africa," he said.

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Westergaard, who had his 5-year-old granddaughter on a sleepover, called police and sought shelter in a specially made safe room in the house, Nielsen said. Police arrived two minutes later and tried to arrest the assailant, who wielded an ax at a police officer.

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[Amby 490]

[Nagishkaw 510]

Geez.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

I don't think the guy was actually planning an attack, given the peaceful nature of Islam...

[slim 1,525]

He was probably just trying to reduce green house gas emissions. I mean, come on, who needs a specially-designed bathroom in their house that's strong enough to repel a man wielding an axe?

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

[lostinblue 1,989]

He was probably just trying to reduce green house gas emissions. I mean, come on, who needs a specially-designed bathroom in their house that's strong enough to repel a man wielding an axe?

Look at all the carbon wasted in building that shelter. Just let him own a .45 colt and you can save the earth. One less crazy person would be good according to the global warming crowd.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Yeah. That works. But put an axe in his hand and you get the picture. All over a cartoon. Savages.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I guess your new year's resolution was to continue to trap off ignorant judgemental #######.

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I guess your new year's resolution was to continue to trap off ignorant judgemental #######.

People who try to kill a cartoonist are savages.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Sure. But that's not where he's going with that and you well know it.

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... that's not where he's going with that and you well know it.

I'm not a mind reader.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

No offense - but when you post here as much as you do, you get to know what people are like

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

No offense - but when you post here as much as you do, you get to know what people are like

Nope.

[slim 1,525]

So it's OK to stereotype people... as long as you get to know them first?