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Originally published Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 6:14 AM

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Custody extended for suspect in cartoonist attack

Prosecutors say a Somali man accused of trying to kill a Danish cartoonist who caricatured the Prophet Muhammad has had his custody extended by four weeks.

The Associated Press

COPENHAGEN —

Prosecutors say a Somali man accused of trying to kill a Danish cartoonist who caricatured the Prophet Muhammad has had his custody extended by four weeks.

The 28-year-old man faces a preliminary charge of terrorism for breaking into the home of Kurt Westergaard on Jan. 1, armed with a knife and an ax. He was shot in the arm and leg by police responding to the scene.

The man, who cannot be named under a court order, arrived at Wednesday's hearing in a wheelchair and had one arm in a cast.

The suspect also faces preliminary charges of attempted murder of a police officer, assaulting another officer and breaking Denmark's weapons law. He has rejected all allegations except the weapons charge.

Westergaard was not injured in the attack.

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