Militant group urges revenge

2006-02-05 14:44

Ramadi - A militant group on Sunday called for attacks in Iraq on people from countries where cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad have been published.

A group calling itself the military wing of the Army of the Right handed out leaflets during a demonstration in the insurgent stronghold of Ramadi, saying it would attack Danish and non-Muslim targets in Iraq.

"We call on all fighters in the resistance to reactive their military activities and the first target of the upcoming attacks should be Danish troops," said the leaflets handed out among about 1 000 protesters.

"All people from religions other than Islam must stop their religious rituals in churches and other places of worship because of their assault on Islam and Muslims."

Uproar over the cartoons, which first appeared in a Danish newspaper and were then reprinted in a number of other European countries, has swept across the Muslim world. One depicted Prophet Mohammad with a turban resembling a bomb.

- Reuters