Al-Qaeda threatens Denmark with new punishment

Calcutta News.Net
Saturday 6th September, 2008

A new al-Qaeda video has warned the group will punish Denmark over newspaper caricatures of Islam's founder.

The video also identifies the Saudi national who was behind a suicide bombing at the Danish Embassy in Pakistan.

The alleged bomber, Kamal Saleem Atiyyah al-Fudli al-Hathli, makes an appearance in the video wearing an explosives vest.

He is shown warning of more attacks “to the worshippers of the cross in Denmark” and says: 'We will wipe you from the face of the Earth.'

The June 2 blast killed six people, including a Danish citizen.

Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility, saying it was carried out to fulfill Osama bin Laden's promise to exact revenge for the of a dozen cartoons showing the Prophet Muhammad.

Islam forbids any depiction of Muhammad, even favorable, for fear it could lead to idolatry.

The video also shows al-Qaeda's top commander in Afghanistan, Mustafa Abu al-Yazeed, who also warns of more attacks.

It had been thought al-Yazeed had been killed in August in Paksitan’s tribal area.

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