in both Danish and Arabic. Apologising, not for the printing of the cartoons, but for hurting the feelings of Islamic society. The Mexican newspaper La Crónica reprints the Danish cartoons. Armed Palestinians from Fatah take over an EU office as a protest against the cartoons. The Prime Minister of Denmark says that he personally distances himself from the cartoons, but reiterates that the government cannot intervene in what the media writes. The European Union backs Denmark, saying that any retaliatory boycott of Danish goods would violate world trade rules. The Danish Red Cross says that it will evacuate some workers in Yemen and the Gaza Strip after receiving threats. Jyllands-Posten sends out a second open letter, this time in Arabic, Danish, and English, trying to clear up several misunderstandings, and once again apologising for hurting the feelings of the Islamic society. An Iraqi militant Islamic organisation, the Mujahideen Army, calls for terror strikes against Danish and Norwegian targets. Gunmen from al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades storm the European Union's office in Gaza and threaten to kidnap the workers unless they receive an official apology for the cartoons from the EU. 31 January Following a live televised interview on al Jazeera, it is reported that the "apology for any offence caused" made at the opening of the interview by Flemming Rose, Jyllands-Posten's cultural editor, was not translated into Arabic. The Danish Muslim Association is satisfied with yesterday's apologies from Jyllands-Posten and the Prime Minister, and say they now will help improve the situation. They claim to be deeply sorry and surprised the case got this far. A bomb threat against Jyllands-Posten leads to evacuation of two offices in Aarhus and Copenhagen. al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades denies that the threat against Scandinavians is real. The foreign ministers of seventeen Islamic nations renew demands for the Danish government to punish the authors of the cartoons and to "ensure that it doesn't happen again." The Prime Minister of Denmark, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, holds a press conference in both Danish and English in which he repeats that he urges Danes not to take any action that could worsen the situation. He urges Muslims in Denmark to take actions that can improve the situation. He also repeats that freedom of speech is a vital part of the Danish society and that the Danish government is not in a position to have any influence on what the press is printing.