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| Four guilty of Danish plot over Muhammad cartoons | Four guilty of Danish plot over Muhammad cartoons |
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| Four men have been found guilty by a Danish court of planning a terrorist attack on the offices of the Jyllands-Posten newspaper in Copenhagen. | |
| The court heard the men wanted to kill a large number of people in revenge for the paper's publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad in 2005. | The court heard the men wanted to kill a large number of people in revenge for the paper's publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad in 2005. |
| The four were all Muslims resident in Sweden. Police said they were arrested just hours before the foiled attack. | The four were all Muslims resident in Sweden. Police said they were arrested just hours before the foiled attack. |
| The men, who had denied charges of terrorism, face up to 16 years in jail. | The men, who had denied charges of terrorism, face up to 16 years in jail. |
| Jyllands-Posten's publication of the cartoons of Muhammad sparked protests in Muslim countries. | Jyllands-Posten's publication of the cartoons of Muhammad sparked protests in Muslim countries. |
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| Munir Awad, Omar Abdallah Aboelazm and Munir Ben Mohamed Dhahri, a Tunisian citizen, were picked up by police on 29 December 2010 at a flat near Copenhagen. | Munir Awad, Omar Abdallah Aboelazm and Munir Ben Mohamed Dhahri, a Tunisian citizen, were picked up by police on 29 December 2010 at a flat near Copenhagen. |
| Sabhi Ben Mohamed Zalouti was arrested a day later after crossing into Sweden, then extradited back to Denmark. | Sabhi Ben Mohamed Zalouti was arrested a day later after crossing into Sweden, then extradited back to Denmark. |
| Swedish and Danish intelligence officials tracked the men - who all lived in Sweden but were either born or had parents born in Tunisia, Egypt and Lebanon - for a number of months ahead of the arrests. | Swedish and Danish intelligence officials tracked the men - who all lived in Sweden but were either born or had parents born in Tunisia, Egypt and Lebanon - for a number of months ahead of the arrests. |
| A machine-gun with a silencer, a pistol and 108 bullets, and rolls of duct tape were among items found in the men's possession when they were arrested. | A machine-gun with a silencer, a pistol and 108 bullets, and rolls of duct tape were among items found in the men's possession when they were arrested. |
| The indictment said the men had deliberately planned to frighten the population of Denmark. | The indictment said the men had deliberately planned to frighten the population of Denmark. |
| Prosecutors said that they had intended to kill "an unknown number" of people during the attack, which had been due to take place on the same day as a sporting award ceremony attended by Crown Prince Frederik. | Prosecutors said that they had intended to kill "an unknown number" of people during the attack, which had been due to take place on the same day as a sporting award ceremony attended by Crown Prince Frederik. |
| Denmark remains a target for Islamist militants almost seven years since Jyllands-Posten published 12 cartoons showing the Prophet Muhammad in a variety of humorous or satirical situations. | Denmark remains a target for Islamist militants almost seven years since Jyllands-Posten published 12 cartoons showing the Prophet Muhammad in a variety of humorous or satirical situations. |
| One showed Muhammad carrying a lit bomb on his head decorated with the Muslim declaration of faith instead of a turban. | One showed Muhammad carrying a lit bomb on his head decorated with the Muslim declaration of faith instead of a turban. |
| Many Muslims said the cartoons were extremely and deliberately offensive. Some also saw them as an attack on their faith and culture designed to sow hatred. Islamic tradition prohibits images of God, Muhammad and all major figures of the Christian and Jewish traditions. | Many Muslims said the cartoons were extremely and deliberately offensive. Some also saw them as an attack on their faith and culture designed to sow hatred. Islamic tradition prohibits images of God, Muhammad and all major figures of the Christian and Jewish traditions. |
| At the time, Danish flags were burned and embassies were attacked. | At the time, Danish flags were burned and embassies were attacked. |
| Jyllands-Posten eventually apologised but that did not stop a number of attacks in connection with the cartoons. | Jyllands-Posten eventually apologised but that did not stop a number of attacks in connection with the cartoons. |
| One man broke into the house of one of the cartoonists and tried to kill him with an axe, while another bungled an attempt to bomb the newspaper's offices. | One man broke into the house of one of the cartoonists and tried to kill him with an axe, while another bungled an attempt to bomb the newspaper's offices. |