Armed with axes and knives, he wanted to kill Muhammad cartoonist Kurt Westergaard in his home: Now a court in Denmark said the Somalis are guilty of the attack. He faces life imprisonment Aarhus - About a year after the attack on Kurt Westergaard, one of the signatories of the controversial Muhammad cartoons, there is now a case: A 29-year-old Somali, was spoken in Aarhus, Denmark for terrorism and attempted murder guilty.
The sentence will be announced on Friday. He faces life sentence The man was on the evening of 1 January 2010 with an ax and a knife in the apartment armed Westergaard, 75, entered. As Westergaard was the symbolic figure of the cartoon controversy, should be considered an attack on him in an attempt to spread fear among the population, the judge said Ingrid Thorsboe in support.
Westergaard had grown because of a cartoon of the prophet Muhammad, which showed that with a turban as a bomb, known worldwide. She was one of twelve images of Mohammed, published by the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten in September 2005. The cartoons have caused in the Islamic world, a storm of indignation.
Late last year, was an attack on the newspaper was narrowly escaping. Many Muslims feel a picture of Mohammed as an insult. When the angry protests worldwide following the publication of at least 50 people were killed. Al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden announced in 2008 that Europe would be punished for the cartoon.
During the process of Somalis had admitted having attacked Westergaard. However, he stressed he did not kill the cartoonist, but merely want to frighten. Westergaard said in his testimony, however, was the man with an ax and shouting "You must die," went off on him. He referred to the Somalis as terrorists and soldiers of the Holy War, "which had been clear for him to die from.
Westergaard was able to escape at the last minute in the bathroom especially secure and alert the police. The attacker swung his ax with a 20-times on the bathroom door before he tried to flee. This officer shot him in the legs. The leg with a plaster in the living room left behind six year old granddaughter of the artist he was not threatened.
The sentence will be announced on Friday. He faces life sentence The man was on the evening of 1 January 2010 with an ax and a knife in the apartment armed Westergaard, 75, entered. As Westergaard was the symbolic figure of the cartoon controversy, should be considered an attack on him in an attempt to spread fear among the population, the judge said Ingrid Thorsboe in support.
Westergaard had grown because of a cartoon of the prophet Muhammad, which showed that with a turban as a bomb, known worldwide. She was one of twelve images of Mohammed, published by the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten in September 2005. The cartoons have caused in the Islamic world, a storm of indignation.
Late last year, was an attack on the newspaper was narrowly escaping. Many Muslims feel a picture of Mohammed as an insult. When the angry protests worldwide following the publication of at least 50 people were killed. Al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden announced in 2008 that Europe would be punished for the cartoon.
During the process of Somalis had admitted having attacked Westergaard. However, he stressed he did not kill the cartoonist, but merely want to frighten. Westergaard said in his testimony, however, was the man with an ax and shouting "You must die," went off on him. He referred to the Somalis as terrorists and soldiers of the Holy War, "which had been clear for him to die from.
Westergaard was able to escape at the last minute in the bathroom especially secure and alert the police. The attacker swung his ax with a 20-times on the bathroom door before he tried to flee. This officer shot him in the legs. The leg with a plaster in the living room left behind six year old granddaughter of the artist he was not threatened.
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