Jail for attack on cartoonist

A SOMALI man convicted of terrorism for breaking into the home of a Danish cartoonist who had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad has been jailed for nine years.

Sat, 05 Feb, 2011 - 00:00

The Aarhus city court in Denmark ruled that Muhideen Mohammed Geelle should be deported after his sentence.

The 29-year-old entered Kurt Westergaard’s home armed with an axe on New Year’s Day 2010.

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Place: Somali Place: Denmark Person: Prophet Muhammad Person: Muhideen Mohammed Geelle Person: Kurt Westergaard Person: Westergaard Person: Geelle Person: Muhammad Event: New Year’s Day 2010

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