Danish Muhammad cartoonist's axe attacker guilty of attempted terrorism
A Danish court on has found a Somali man guilty of attempted terrorism for trying to kill a cartoonist whose 2005 drawing of the Prophet Mohammad stirred Muslim outrage around the globe.
The 29-year-old Somali, who broke into the home of cartoonist Kurt Westergaard with an axe on New Year's Day last year, was also convicted of attempted manslaughter.
The man was acquitted on another attempted manslaughter charge, brought because he threw his axe at a police officer who arrived to arrest him, but was convicted of assaulting the officer.
The court in Aarhus was expected to sentence the man later today or tomorrow.
Westergaard's caricature of the Prophet was one of a dozen cartoons lampooning Islam published by the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten, which led to violent protests in 2006 and threats to cartoonists, other journalists and the newspaper.
Most Muslims consider any depiction of the founder of Islam offensive, and protests resulted in at least 50 deaths.
Westergaard's drawing of Muhammad with a turban resembling a bomb attracted most attention. The cartoonist has lived for years under police protection following numerous threats against him and the newspaper.
Source: Reuters http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE7120EV20110203
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so is any crime against this man now considered terrorism
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