The man convicted of plotting to bomb a Danish newspaper has been sentenced to 14 years behind bars in the United States. Tahawwur Rana, 52, a Canadian citizen born in Pakistan, was convicted on US federal charges in June of 2011 for his involvement in a plan to bomb the offices of Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten
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Denmark still largely in support of ‘blasphemy’ law
Posted on 02 October 2012.
A recent survey has shown that Danish citizens still largely back the country’s ‘blasphemy’ law. The law, which makes it illegal to “mock legal religions and faiths in Denmark”, is supported by around 66 percent of Danish voters, according to a recent survey conducted by the liberal group CEPOS.
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Four guilty in Danish terror plot against Jyllands-Posten newspaper
Posted on 11 June 2012.
Four men have each been sentenced to 12 years in prison after being found guilty of planning a terrorist attack against Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten.
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Terror suspect: we came to Copenhagen for McDonalds
Posted on 26 April 2012.
One of the defendants accused of plotting a terrorist attack against Jyllands-Posten newspaper claims his group were only in Copenhagen because one of them wanted a Big Mac.
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Two jailed in cartoon terror plot
Posted on 01 February 2012.
Two men have been convicted on terrorism charges in Norway for planning an attack against the Danish newspaper that printed cartoons of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed.
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Copenhagen terror plotter found guilty in US
Posted on 17 June 2011.
A Chicago businessman has been found guilty of helping to plan an attack against the Jyllands-Posten newspaper, which would have seen journalists decapitated and their heads thrown out of windows, according to court documents.
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Botched bomber found guilty
Posted on 01 June 2011.
A man who attempted to send a letter bomb to a Danish newspaper which printed controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed has been found guilty on terrorism charges. Lors Doukaev, 25, a Belgian citizen of Chechnyan origin, was found guilty on Monday and yesterday sentenced to 12 years in prison.
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Man extradited to Denmark for Mohammed cartoon plot
Posted on 06 April 2011.
A man arrested in Sweden in connection to a plot to bomb the Danish newspaper that printed cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed will face trial in Denmark. Tunisian Sabhi Zalouti, 37, will be extradited after the ruling of a Swedish court on Monday.
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