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Charges for cartoonist 'attacker' Charges for cartoonist 'attacker'
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A man has denied attempted manslaughter charges after allegedly storming the home of a Danish cartoonist whose Prophet Muhammad drawing caused uproar. A man has been charged with attempted manslaughter after allegedly storming the home of a Danish cartoonist whose Prophet Muhammad drawing caused uproar.
The 28-year-old Somali - who was shot by police outside Kurt Westergaard's home on Friday night - was carried in to court on a stretcher. The 28-year-old Somali, who was shot by police outside Kurt Westergaard's home on Friday night, was carried in to court on a stretcher.
The suspect was charged with trying to kill Mr Westergaard and a police officer at the scene, in Aarhus. He denied charges of trying to kill Mr Westergaard and a police officer at the scene, in the city of Aarhus.
He is alleged to have links with Somalia's al-Shabab Islamist militants. He is also alleged to have links with Somalia's al-Shabab Islamist militants.
Police said an intruder had got into Mr Westergaard's home in eastern Denmark on Friday night armed with a knife and an axe, and had shouted in broken English that he wanted to kill him.Police said an intruder had got into Mr Westergaard's home in eastern Denmark on Friday night armed with a knife and an axe, and had shouted in broken English that he wanted to kill him.
I locked myself in our safe room and alerted the police. He tried to smash the entrance door with an axe, but he didn't manage Kurt WestergaardI locked myself in our safe room and alerted the police. He tried to smash the entrance door with an axe, but he didn't manage Kurt Westergaard
The 74-year-old cartoonist, who was with his five-year-old granddaughter, raised the alarm from a specially designed panic room. The 74-year-old cartoonist, who was in the house with his five-year-old granddaughter, raised the alarm from a specially designed panic room.
Police said the suspect, who had a permit to stay in Denmark, was shot in the knee and the shoulder, but his life was not in danger. The BBC's Julian Isherwood in Copenhagen says the man was wearing bandages on his arm and leg and a cloth over his head to conceal his identity when he was carried in to the court for the remand hearing.
Jakob Scharf, who heads the Danish intelligence service Pet, earlier said the alleged attack was "terror related" and that the suspected assailant had close contacts to a radical Somalian insurgent group, al-Shabab. He was accused of breaking in to Mr Westergaard's house with a knife and an axe with the intent to kill him, and that when police arrived at the scene he attacked them with an axe.
The accused denied the charges, but reportedly did admit to being at the scene.
The judge imposed an injunction against revealing the man's name, and remanded him in custody for four weeks, two of which are to be spent in isolation.
Earlier, police said the suspect, who had a permit to stay in Denmark, had been shot in the knee and the shoulder.
And Jakob Scharf, who heads the Danish intelligence service Pet, said the alleged attack was "terror related".
The suspected assailant had close contacts to a radical Somalian insurgent group, al-Shabab, he said.
He had been under surveillance for activities unrelated to Mr Westergaard.He had been under surveillance for activities unrelated to Mr Westergaard.
The shaken cartoonist told Danish news agency Ritzau: "I locked myself in our safe room and alerted the police. He tried to smash the entrance door with an axe, but he didn't manage.The shaken cartoonist told Danish news agency Ritzau: "I locked myself in our safe room and alerted the police. He tried to smash the entrance door with an axe, but he didn't manage.
ANALYSIS By Malcolm Brabant, BBC News This attack will force the Danish secret service Pet to review their protection.
Mr Westergaard's house was supposed to have been turned into a fortress, with blast proof windows, and yet a determined individual came within a whisker of killing him.
Moderate Muslims in Denmark have condemned the attack on Kurt Westergaard, but they still believe his drawing was sacrilegious.
Muslim nations are attempting to outlaw what they call the defamation of their religion.
Mr Westergaard came out of hiding last Spring, saying he wanted to defend freedom of expression.
Some independent religious scholars argue the cartoonists were wrong to offend Muslims and say the drawings made dialogue impossible.
"He used insults, I don't remember which, but it was bad language. He spoke poor Danish and he wound up saying he'd be back.""He used insults, I don't remember which, but it was bad language. He spoke poor Danish and he wound up saying he'd be back."
Mr Westergaard also told the Danish newspaper Jyllands Posten, where the cartoon was originally published, that he had been taken to a safe location, but defiantly added he would be back.Mr Westergaard also told the Danish newspaper Jyllands Posten, where the cartoon was originally published, that he had been taken to a safe location, but defiantly added he would be back.
Fritz Keldsen, deputy chief superintendent of Aarhus city police, said officers had arrived at Mr Westergaard's home "in strong numbers", after receiving the emergency call.Fritz Keldsen, deputy chief superintendent of Aarhus city police, said officers had arrived at Mr Westergaard's home "in strong numbers", after receiving the emergency call.
"When we saw the suspect, he was moving away from the scene," he added. "Then he attacked the police patrol. He did that with such skill, that they had to shoot him.""When we saw the suspect, he was moving away from the scene," he added. "Then he attacked the police patrol. He did that with such skill, that they had to shoot him."
Mr Westergaard's cartoon, one of 12 to be published in Jyllands Posten, depicted the Prophet Muhammad with a bomb in his turban.Mr Westergaard's cartoon, one of 12 to be published in Jyllands Posten, depicted the Prophet Muhammad with a bomb in his turban.
In 2006 the newspaper apologised for the drawings, but other European media reprinted them.
SOMALIA'S ISLAMIST REBELS Al-Shabab, meaning "the lads" in Somali, is on US foreign terror listYouth wing of Somalia's Union of Islamic Courts that once held swayRe-emerged after UIC ousted by Ethiopian troops in late 2006Accused of al-Qaeda links and trying to topple interim governmentAccused of Dec '09 suicide bomb on Mogadishu doctors' graduationBlamed for 2008 stoning of 13-year-old Somali 'gang rape victim' What the cartoons portray Profile: Somalia's Islamic 'lads'SOMALIA'S ISLAMIST REBELS Al-Shabab, meaning "the lads" in Somali, is on US foreign terror listYouth wing of Somalia's Union of Islamic Courts that once held swayRe-emerged after UIC ousted by Ethiopian troops in late 2006Accused of al-Qaeda links and trying to topple interim governmentAccused of Dec '09 suicide bomb on Mogadishu doctors' graduationBlamed for 2008 stoning of 13-year-old Somali 'gang rape victim' What the cartoons portray Profile: Somalia's Islamic 'lads'
In 2006 the newspaper apologised for the drawings, but other European media reprinted them.
Danish embassies were then attacked by Muslims around the world and dozens killed in riots.Danish embassies were then attacked by Muslims around the world and dozens killed in riots.
Mr Westergaard went in to hiding amid threats to his life, but emerged last year saying he wanted to live as normal a life as possible.Mr Westergaard went in to hiding amid threats to his life, but emerged last year saying he wanted to live as normal a life as possible.
His house has been heavily fortified and is under close police protection.His house has been heavily fortified and is under close police protection.
Islamic militants have placed a $1m (£620,000) price on Mr Westergaard's head.Islamic militants have placed a $1m (£620,000) price on Mr Westergaard's head.
Although he is one of 12 cartoonists whose drawings of the Prophet Muhammad were published in Jyllands-Posten, he has had the highest profile.Although he is one of 12 cartoonists whose drawings of the Prophet Muhammad were published in Jyllands-Posten, he has had the highest profile.