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| Danish Muhammad cartoon reprinted | Danish Muhammad cartoon reprinted |
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| Danish newspapers have reprinted one of several caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad which sparked violent protests across the Muslim world two years ago. | |
| They say they wanted to show their commitment to freedom of speech after an alleged plot to kill one of the cartoonists behind the drawings. | |
| Three suspects were held in Denmark on Tuesday "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. |
| The cartoons were originally published by Jyllands-Posten 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 and several other leading newspapers - including Politiken and Berlingske Tidende - reprinted the caricature in their Wednesday editions. | 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 WestergaardCartoonist | I 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. |
| "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. | "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. |
| One Danish tabloid published all 12 drawings, the Associated Press news agency reported. | One Danish tabloid published all 12 drawings, the Associated Press news agency reported. |
| 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 - two Tunisians and a Dane of Moroccan origin - 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 anger | Muslim 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 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. |