Denmark holds 'Muhammad cartoon plotters'

Gerald · 12-29-10, 12:41 PM

Five suspected Islamist militants have been arrested for planning a gun attack at the Copenhagen offices of a Danish newspaper that printed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in 2005, police say.The men intended to burst into the Jyllands-Posten office and kill as many people as possible, officials said. Justice Minister Lars Barfoed said the "outrageous" plot was "the most serious attempt at terror so far in Denmark".Four suspects were held in Denmark and the fifth was detained in Sweden.

Danish police said they had been co-operating with Swedish colleagues.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12089543

Note: 29 December 2010 Last updated at 17:26 GMT

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Denmark holds 'Muhammad cartoon plotters' Five suspected Islamist militants have been arrested for planning a gun attack at the Copenhagen offices of a Danish newspaper that printed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in 2005, police say.The men intended to burst into the Jyllands-Posten office and kill as many people as possible, officials said. Justice Minister Lars Barfoed said the "outrageous" plot was "the most serious attempt at terror so far in Denmark".Four suspects were held in Denmark and the fifth was detained in Sweden. Danish police said they had been co-operating with Swedish colleagues. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12089543 Note: 29 December 2010 Last updated at 17:26 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie