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| Danish police have shot and wounded a man in the home of Kurt Westergaard, whose cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad sparked a major row. | Danish police have shot and wounded a man in the home of Kurt Westergaard, whose cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad sparked a major row. |
| Danish media say Mr Westergaard was in his home in Copenhagen with his wife and grandchild when a man broke in and threatened him with a hammer. | Danish media say Mr Westergaard was in his home in Copenhagen with his wife and grandchild when a man broke in and threatened him with a hammer. |
| Mr Westergaard is said to have raised the alarm and police entered the house and shot the intruder. | Mr Westergaard is said to have raised the alarm and police entered the house and shot the intruder. |
| Mr Westergaard's cartoons were printed by Jyllands-Posten in 2006. | Mr Westergaard's cartoons were printed by Jyllands-Posten in 2006. |
| They triggered violent protests, with Danish embassies attacked around the world and dozens killed in riots. | They triggered violent protests, with Danish embassies attacked around the world and dozens killed in riots. |
| Mr Westergaard went into hiding amid threats to his life, but emerged last year saying he wanted to live as normal a life as possible. | Mr Westergaard went into hiding amid threats to his life, but emerged last year saying he wanted to live as normal a life as possible. |
| The BBC's Malcolm Brabant, who interviewed Mr Westergaard when he emerged from hiding, says that the cartoonist's home is equipped with a "panic room" from where he can summon Danish police who are stationed nearby. | |
| The intruder was reported to have been wounded by police in the thigh and the arm. | |
| Danish media said he was of Somali descent, although this has not been confirmed. |