Al-Qaeda threatens Denmark with new punishment
Malaysia Sun
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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