SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2008
7:38 MECCA TIME, 4:38 GMT
Arrests follow Denmark violence
Buildings and cars have been torched as
vandalism spread across Danish cities [AFP]
Forty three people have been arrested after a sixth
consecutive night of violence in immigrant
neighbourhoods in Danish cities, police officials say.
On Saturday police arrested groups of youths in
Copenhagen, Aarhus, Ringsted, Slagelse and other
cities after they set fire to schools, cars and
rubbish bins and threw rocks at frefighters.
Michael Hoejer, the deputy national police
commissioner, said: "The bad [news] is that there's
been a lot of vandalism; they've set fire to cars,
garbage containers and in some cases buildings.
"The good news is that we've made a lot of arrests,"
he said.
The spate of vandalism started last weekend and is
believed to have intensified after Danish newspapers
reproduced a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad on
Wednesday.
Hoejer said most of those arrested and later released
were teenagers, but he declined to say how many.
Across the country more than 30 cars and 50 containers
have been torched, and buildings such as schools and
garages have also been targeted.
Hoejer rebuffed earlier police reports that the
situation in Copenhagen, where police made 11 arrests,
seemed to be calming.
"On Thursday the Copenhagen situation showed signs of
calming, but it got worse last night again," he said.
Cartoon reprint
Police say they are not sure what has triggered the
violence but observers say immigrant youths are
protesting against perceived police harassment.
The situation may have been aggravated after Danish
newspapers reprinted a cartoon that sparked massive
protests in Muslim countries two years ago.
The reprinting of the cartoons, seen as a gesture of
solidarity after police revealed an alleged plot to
kill the cartoonist, also sparked protests in Pakistan
and Bangladesh.
The reproduction of the prophet cartoon has sparked
protests and anger in many Muslim countries because
Islamic law generally opposes any depiction of the
prophet, even favourable, for fear it could lead to
idolatry.
Source: Agencies
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