This news hardly comes as a surprise. But the article is still a gem. They don't identify Abdulmutallab by name and in court his face has to be concealed thanks to Danish law. Of course, Westergaard has no such protections. His name and photo are now, once again, spalshed all over the story. Why don't they just draw a map to him for the radicals next time?
The suspect, who denies the charge, was remanded in custody. Police say he has links with Somali Islamist militants.
The radical al-Shabab group in Somalia hailed the attack.
Al-Shabab spokesman Sheikh Ali Muhamud Rage told AFP news agency: "We appreciate the incident in which a Muslim Somali boy attacked the devil who abused our prophet Mohammed and we call upon all Muslims around the world to target the people like" him.
The suspect, who cannot be named for Danish legal reasons, was charged with attempted manslaughter.
The BBC's Julian Isherwood in Copenhagen says he was wearing bandages on his arm and leg and a cloth over his head to conceal his identity as he was carried into court for a remand hearing in Aarhus.
Aaah ... nothing like the smell of eeslomb in the morning.
Posted by: Elmo | Saturday, January 02, 2010 at 10:57 AM
If this scum had succeeded, you can bet that the 5-year-old granddaughter would be dead, as well......
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX | Saturday, January 02, 2010 at 05:02 PM