Five held in Danish terror plot against Jyllands-Posten

EUObserver reports that five people suspected of planning an 'imminent' terrorist attack on the Copenhagen offices of Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten were arrested on 29 December 2010.

The paper attracted controversy with Muslims around the world in 2005 when it published a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad with a bomb-shaped turban.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Killing freedom and cartoonists http://www.europeansources.info/record/killing-freedom-and-cartoonists/

Politiken, 29.9.10: Al Qaeda cell threatens Jyllands Posten (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/348731-al-qaeda-cell-threatens-jyllands-posten

Politiken, 30.12.10: Editorial: Terrorism close at hand http://politiken.dk/newsinenglish/ECE1155542/editorial-terrorism-close-at-hand/

Politiken, 29.12.10: Five arrested for JP/Politiken terrorism plans http://politiken.dk/newsinenglish/ECE1154447/five-arrested-for-jppolitiken-terrorism-plans/

Spiegel Online International, 30.12.10: Investigators Look into Possible Ties to 'Mickey Mouse Project' http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,737252,00.html

BBC News, 30.12.10: 'Muhammad cartoon plotters' charged in Denmark court http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12093617

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