Foreign Affairs sends a letter to their ambassadors in the Middle East stating that one of the pillars of Norwegian society is freedom of speech, but they expressed regret that Magazinet did not respect Muslims' beliefs. 27 January Thousands of people in Iraq use Friday prayers to denounce the cartoons. 28 January A Danish ambassador in Saudi Arabia is interviewed by the American Associated Press Television News (AP-TV) where he criticises Jyllands-Postens lack of judgement and knowledge of Islam. The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) states that the Danish government should immediately have condemned the cartoons. The Arla Foods (A Swedish-Danish company) places adverts in Middle Eastern Newspapers in an attempt to bring an end to the boycott. 29 January Libya closes its embassy in Denmark. The Danish government announces that Denmark's ambassador to Saudi Arabia only expressed his own opinion in a 28 January interview with AP-TV. The Danish People's Party, Dansk Folkeparti, demands he be reprimanded. The Danish ambassador in Jordan is summoned for a hearing. The President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai calls the printing of the cartoons a mistake, and hopes that this will lead to the media being more responsible and respectful in the future. The Flag of Denmark is burned in the West Bank cities of Nablus and Hebron. Yemen's Assembly of Representatives (Majlis al-Nuwaab) condemns the cartoons. The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) heads to the UN with a resolution that forbids attacks on religious beliefs. Bahrain condemns the cartoons. Syria condemns the cartoons. A new denial-of-service attack on Jyllands-Posten's web site. The first happened on 27 January. Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement gives Danes, Norwegians, and Swedes 48 hours to leave the Gaza Strip. Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades gives Danes and Swedes 72 hours to leave the area. A poll from Epinion for Danmarks Radio, the national broadcasting company of Denmark, showed that of 579 Danes asked, 21% believe that the Prime Minister of Denmark should apologise to the Muslims, with 52% citing that would not be political interference with the freedom of press, while 44% thought the Prime Minister should try harder to resolve the controversy. 38% of those asked believed that Jyllands-Posten should apologise, and while 58% did feel that while it was the right of Jyllands-Posten to publish the cartoons, they could understand the Muslim criticism. Boycott of Danish foods begins in Qatar 30 January Jyllands-Posten sends out an apology