Assailant allegedly tried to enter home of Danish political cartoonist :(

[Warped]

(CNN) -- A Somali man believed to have ties to terrorist groups was shot as he allegedly tried to enter the home of Danish political cartoonist Kurt Westergaard -- known for his controversial depictions of the Muslim prophet Mohammad -- on Friday, police said.

The 27-year-old man, who was not identified, wielded an ax and a knife and cracked a window at Westergaard's home in Aarhus, said police spokesman Morten Jensen. A home alarm alerted police to the scene at 10 p.m., and they were attacked by the man, he said.

The officers shot the man in the right leg and left hand. He was hospitalized, but was not seriously injured, police said.

Danish intelligence officials said the suspect is connected to al-Shabaab, al Qaeda's ally in east Africa.

The incident "once again confirms the terrorist threat that is directed against Denmark and against cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, in particular," said Jakob Scharf, spokesman for the Danish Security and Intelligence Service, in a statement.

Westergaard's caricature of Mohammed -- which depicted the prophet wearing a bomb as a turban with a lit fuse -- sparked an uproar among Muslims in early 2006 after newspapers reprinted the images months later as a matter of free speech. The cartoon was first published by the Danish newspaper Morgenavisen Jullands-Posten in September 2005.

At the time, Westergaard said he wanted his cartoon to say that some people exploited the prophet to legitimize terror. However, many in the Muslim world interpreted the drawing as depicting their prophet as a terrorist.

Over the years, Danish authorities have arrested other suspects who allegedly plotted against Westergaard's life.

After three such arrests were made in February 2008, Westergaard issued a statement, saying, "Of course I fear for my life after the Danish Security and Intelligence Service informed me of the concrete plans of certain people to kill me. However, I have turned fear into anger and indignation. It has made me angry that a perfectly normal everyday activity which I used to do by the thousand was abused to set off such madness."

Scharf said authorities have taken measures to ensure Westergaard's safety, and that the protection has "proven effective."

This is some crazy shit. Also ****ed up religions needs to die now

In case you haven't seen it before:

Spoiler

 

[Raziaar]

BOOM! HEADSHOT!

I mean... head bomb.

 

[Warped]

i don't know if everyone knows this but if you want to change the name of your thread title double click on it and click stop on your browser very quickly.

 

[Raziaar]

i don't know if everyone knows this but if you want to change the name of your thread title double click on it and click stop on your browser very quickly.

Just double click to the right of the link out in the main forum area. It'll change into an editable textbox.

 

[Operational]

 

[VirusType2]

i don't know if everyone knows this but if you want to change the name of your thread title double click on it and click stop on your browser very quickly.

Press the 'edit' button to edit your thread, then press the 'go advanced' button and then change the text in the title box.

 

[Krynn72]

Its funny how the muslim reaction to this drawing has made the top google results for "Mohammad" that drawing. GG Muslim extremists, you're accomplishing your goals quite well.

EDIT: haha, the first several image results are either that drawing, a woman's hot ass, a lego Mohammad having sex, or this guy:

 

[VirusType2]

They show that it's wrong for Muhammad to have a bomb turban by... bombing you.

 

[Warped]

the last one is my new favorite

 

[Stigmata]

One of these things is not like the other...

 

[jondy]

the last one is my new favorite

Literally every post, you set the bar lower. Or higher, I suppose.

 

[Krynn72]

I actually liked that one.

 

[xdrive]

sigh at muslims

 

[Insano]

Some of them can be such drama queens.

 

[Dalamari]

You'd think he'd pick a more relevant enemy of Islam to go after.

Get with the times, muslims.

 

[PvtRyan]

Its funny how the muslim reaction to this drawing has made the top google results for "Mohammad" that drawing. GG Muslim extremists, you're accomplishing your goals quite well.

EDIT: haha, the first several image results are either that drawing, a woman's hot ass, a lego Mohammad having sex, or this guy:

Mine are different, but perhaps that's because Google search results are now personalized.

The first result for me is 'gay Mohammad'. Fuck.

 

[Sulkdodds]

The incident "once again confirms the terrorist threat that is directed against Denmark and against cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, in particular," said Jakob Scharf, spokesman for the Danish Security and Intelligence Service, in a statement.

Funny. One guy climbing through a window with an axe sounds like a random loon to me, not a concerted terrorist plot.

 

[Pulse]

I guess you missed the whole al-Shabaab thing.

 

[Eejit]

That doesn't necessarily mean it's a terrorist plot. One can still act independently despite being "connected to" a terrorist organisation...

 

[Pulse]

The motives are still essentially the same however.

 

[[Dragoon]]

[...] Westergaard said he wanted his cartoon to say that some people exploited the prophet to legitimize terror. [...]

Let's prove him wrong by killing him!

 

[Shyam]

Somebody should declare Jihad against Jihadists. Maybe suicide bomb the suicide bombers ?

 

[Nomad]

I guess you missed the whole al-Shabaab thing.

Here I was thinking that the **** going down in Somalia wasn't publicized in the West.

Those bastards killed some of my family members living there. ;(

 

[mastag]

 

[Insano]

Mohammed Teddy obviously prevails.

 

[xdrive]

Atleast there shooting the right people at last.