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Danish Muhammad cartoon reprinted Danish Muhammad cartoon reprinted
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A Danish newspaper has reprinted a caricature satirising the Prophet Muhammad that sparked violent protests in the Muslim world two years ago. Danish newspapers have reprinted a caricature satirising the Prophet Muhammad which sparked violent protests across the Muslim world two years ago.
The move by Jyllands-Posten comes a day after the arrests of three people suspected of planning to attack the cartoonist who drew the caricatures. They say they wanted to show their commitment to freedom of speech after an alleged plot to kill one of the cartoonist who drew 12 caricatures.
Two Tunisians and a Dane of Moroccan origin were held "to prevent a murder linked to terrorism", officials said. Three suspects were held in Denmark on Tuesday "to prevent a murder linked to terrorism", officials said.
Jyllands-Posten originally published the cartoons in September 2005. The cartoons were originally published by Jyllands-Posten in September 2005.
Danish embassies were attacked around the world and dozens died in riots that followed.Danish embassies were attacked around the world and dozens died in riots that followed.
'Defiant''Defiant'
Jyllands-Posten reprinted the caricature both in its Wednesday printed edition and on its website, the paper's press manager Tage Clausen told the BBC News website. Jyllands-Posten and several other leading newspapers - including Politiken and Berlingske Tidende - reprinted the caricature in their Wednesday editions.
I have turned fear into anger and resentment Kurt WestergaardCartoonistI have turned fear into anger and resentment Kurt WestergaardCartoonist
The cartoon depicts Muhammad wearing a turban shaped like a bomb with a lit fuse.The cartoon depicts Muhammad wearing a turban shaped like a bomb with a lit fuse.
Two other Danish newspapers are reportedly planning to reprint the cartoons as part of their coverage of the issue. "We are doing this to document what is at stake in this case, and to unambiguously back and support the freedom of speech that we as a newspaper will always defend," Berlingske Tidende said.
They say they want to show that they will not be intimidated by fanatics, the Associated Press news agency reports. One Danish tabloid published all 12 drawings, the Associated Press news agency reported.
'Concrete plans' On Tuesday, the head of the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (Pet), Jakob Sharf, said its operatives had carried out pre-dawn raids in the Aarhus region.
On Tuesday, the head of the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET), Jakob Sharf, said its operatives had carried out pre-dawn raids in the Aarhus region. The three suspects - two Tunisians and a Dane of Moroccan origin - had been detained "after lengthy surveillance", he added.
The three suspects had been detained "after lengthy surveillance", he added.
The Danish citizen will be released pending further investigation, while the Tunisians will be held until they are expelled from the country.The Danish citizen will be released pending further investigation, while the Tunisians will be held until they are expelled from the country.
The PET did not identify the target of the alleged plot, but the online edition of Jyllands-Posten said its cartoonist, Kurt Westergaard, was the focus. The Pet did not identify the target of the alleged plot, but the online edition of Jyllands-Posten said its cartoonist, Kurt Westergaard, was the focus.
The newspaper, based in Aarhus, said Mr Westergaard, 73, and his 66-year-old wife, Gitte, had been under police protection for the past three months.The newspaper, based in Aarhus, said Mr Westergaard, 73, and his 66-year-old wife, Gitte, had been under police protection for the past three months.
In a statement on Jyllands-Posten's website, Mr Westergaard said: "Of course I fear for my life when the police intelligence service say that some people have concrete plans to kill me.In a statement on Jyllands-Posten's website, Mr Westergaard said: "Of course I fear for my life when the police intelligence service say that some people have concrete plans to kill me.
"But I have turned fear into anger and resentment.""But I have turned fear into anger and resentment."
The editor of Jyllands-Posten, Carsten Juste, said he and his staff had been "deeply shaken" by the news.The editor of Jyllands-Posten, Carsten Juste, said he and his staff had been "deeply shaken" by the news.
"We'd become more or less used to death threats and bomb threats since the cartoons, but it's the first time that we've heard about actual murder plans - that's new," he said."We'd become more or less used to death threats and bomb threats since the cartoons, but it's the first time that we've heard about actual murder plans - that's new," he said.
Muslim angerMuslim anger
The BBC's Thomas Buch-Andersen in Copenhagen says the arrests have stunned people in Denmark, where the furore over the cartoons was thought to have passed.The BBC's Thomas Buch-Andersen in Copenhagen says the arrests have stunned people in Denmark, where the furore over the cartoons was thought to have passed.
Mr Westergaard was one of 12 artists behind the drawings but he was responsible for what was considered the most controversial of the pictures.Mr Westergaard was one of 12 artists behind the drawings but he was responsible for what was considered the most controversial of the pictures.
The caricature featured the head of Islam's holiest prophet with a turban depicting a bomb with a lit fuse.
The cartoons were later reprinted by more than 50 newspapers, triggering a wave of protests in parts of the Muslim world.The cartoons were later reprinted by more than 50 newspapers, triggering a wave of protests in parts of the Muslim world.
The demonstrations culminated a year ago with the torching of Danish diplomatic offices in Damascus and Beirut and dozens of deaths in Nigeria, Libya and Pakistan.The demonstrations culminated a year ago with the torching of Danish diplomatic offices in Damascus and Beirut and dozens of deaths in Nigeria, Libya and Pakistan.