Denmark’s three main newspapers reprint cartoon of Prophet Muhammad wearing a bomb instead of a turban after the arrest of three suspected terrorists for plotting to murder the cartoonist
February 14, 2008 2:25 pm Islam 
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Muslims in Karachi torch a Danish flag in protest at the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed
Newspapers defy Muslim fanatics to support Kurt Westergaard, TOL, Feb. 13, 2008
Denmark’s three main newspapers will take the provocative step today of reprinting a cartoon showing the Prophet Muhammad wearing a bomb instead of a turban after the arrest yesterday of three suspected Islamic terrorists for plotting to murder the artist.
The cartoon by Kurt Westergaard was one of 12 depicting the prophet which triggered riots around the world leading to dozens of deaths when they first appeared in 2005. The violent backlash demonstrated starkly the incendiary interface between Islam and the boundaries of freedom of expression in Europe.
Mr Westergaard, who has spent three months moving between secret addresses while security services tracked the alleged plotters, was back at work yesterday to draw a self-portrait for today’s editions. It shows him still clutching his pen and a Danish flag, but he is obscured by a dark and bloody cloud featuring Arabic script which declares: “Glorious Koran.”
Muslim leaders in Denmark appealed for calm last night as police interviewed a Danish citizen of Moroccan descent and two Tunisians about plans for the “terror-related killing” of Mr Westergaard, 73, who said that he expected to live the rest of his life under threat of death.