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Thursday, June 5, 2008

[mukto-mona] Fw: PAKISTAN: Condemnation for Danish embassy car bombing in reprisal for Mohammed cartoons (Eng+Fr)


 
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Reporters Without Borders/Reporters sans frontières
Press release

5 June 2008

PAKISTAN
Condemnation for Danish embassy car bombing in reprisal for Mohammed cartoons

Reporters Without Borders condemns the suicide bombing of the Danish embassy in Islamabad on 2 June, which has been claimed by a branch of Al Qaeda in an online message purportedly posted by the terrorist organisation. The bombing, which killed eight people and wounded about 30 others, was a reprisal for the Mohammed cartoons published in Denmark, the message said.

"It is understandable that many Muslims throughout the world took offence at these cartoons of the Prophet, but this does not in any way justify the use of violence, whether against journalists or diplomatic missions," Reporters Without Borders said.

Seven Pakistanis and a Danish citizen of Pakistani origin were killed by the suicide car bombing which, according to Danish investigators, was prepared well in advance. The car was able to get close to the embassy building because it had false diplomatic plates and it approached shortly after security guards had been replaced.

The embassy had until recently been getting special protection, which was introduced after the Mohammed cartoons were reprinted in several Danish newspapers in February and death threats were made against one of the cartoonists.

The claim of responsibility was made in an email message that was posted the day after the bombing on online forums often used by Islamist militants. In the message, whose authenticity has not been confirmed, the commander of Al Qaeda operations in Afghanistan, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, said the bombing was "in retaliation against the infidel nation [Denmark] that published cartoons hostile to Allah's messenger."

Denmark has been repeatedly criticised and threatened since the cartoons were first published on 30 September 2005 and their reproduction in media around the world has prompted much debate about respect for Islam and respect for press freedom. They have also triggered violence in many Muslim countries in the Middle East and Asia and journalists have been threatened and prosecuted for reprinting them or posting them online.
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PAKISTAN
Reporters sans frontières condamne l'attentat qui a frappé l'ambassade du Danemark "en représailles" aux caricatures de Mahomet

Reporters sans frontières condamne l'attentat-suicide commis contre l'ambassade du Danemark à Islamabad, le 2 juin 2008, revendiqué par l'une des branches du mouvement terroriste Al-Qaida, selon un communiqué publié quelques jours plus tard sur Internet. L'attaque, qui a fait huit morts et une trentaine de blessés, a été menée "en représailles " à la publication des caricatures du prophète Mahomet au Danemark.

"L'offense ressentie par de nombreux musulmans à travers le monde face à la publication des caricatures du Prophète est compréhensible, mais elle ne peut en aucun cas justifier le recours à la violence, que ce soit contre des journalistes ou des missions diplomatiques", a déclaré Reporters sans frontières.

L'ambassade du Danemark a été la cible d'un attentat à la voiture piégée, le 2 juin, tuant sept Pakistanais et un Danois d'origine pakistanaise. Selon des enquêteurs danois, l'attaque aurait été préparée "de longue date". Le véhicule a pu s'approcher de l'ambassade grâce à une fausse plaque diplomatique, peu de temps après que des agents de sécurité avaient été relevés de leur poste. L'ambassade bénéficiait jusqu'à très récemment d'une protection spéciale, suite à la republication des caricatures de Mahomet dans plusieurs journaux danois, en février dernier, et aux menaces de mort proférées à l'encontre d'un caricaturiste.

L'attaque a été attribuée à Al-Qaida, après qu'un message électronique non authentifié a été posté dès le lendemain sur plusieurs forums fréquemment utilisés par des militants islamistes. Le commandant des opérations d'Al-Qaida en Afghanistan, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, a revendiqué l'attentat, perpétré "en représailles à la nation infidèle [le Danemark] qui a publié des caricatures hostiles au messager d'Allah".

Le Danemark a été régulièrement critiqué et menacé depuis la première parution des caricatures de Mahomet, le 30 septembre 2005. Leur parution répétée à travers le monde a été la source de nombreuses controverses opposant respect de l'islam et liberté de la presse. Des violences ont explosé dans nombre de pays musulmans, en Asie et au Moyen-Orient, alors que des journalistes ont été menacés et poursuivis en justice pour avoir diffusé ces caricatures.
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Vincent Brossel
Asia - Pacific Desk
Reporters Sans Frontières
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