if it still was legal. Danish illustrator Christoffer Zieler reports that in April 2003 he submitted a series of satirical cartoons about the resurrection of Christ to Jyllands-Posten, but they were turned down by the editor, who said "I don't think Jyllands-Posten's readers will enjoy the drawings. As a matter of fact, I think that they will provoke an outcry. Therefore, I will not use them." The cartoons were not solicited by the newspaper. Approximately 1,000 protesters marched in Paris, France in response to the publication of the cartoons in several European newspapers. 7 February In Tehran, Iran, tear gas is used against protesters in front of the Danish embassy. Thousands of protesters clash with police and NATO peacekeepers in Afghanistan. Four demonstrators are killed in an attack on a Norwegian-led military base in Maymana, capital of the Faryab province in western Afghanistan. At least 20 others, among them five Norwegian soldiers, are injured by grenade splinters. Thousands of students protest in Egypt and Peshawar, Pakistan. Peaceful anti-Denmark protests also occur in Niamey, Niger, (tens of thousands) Kano, Nigeria (where lawmakers burned Danish flags), Kashmir, Pakistan, and Cotabato, Philippines Protest take place in Helsinki, Finland in front of the Danish embassy, around 200 people attend. Ali Khamenei, the spiritual leader of Iran, expresses the hypocrisy of Western media in publishing these cartoons during an address, to Iranian air force personnel. Nestlé publishes posters denouncing the rumor that any of its products are Danish in origin. The defacement of Danish websites by pro-Muslim hackers reaches 578 within 1 week. The Prime Minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, asks Turkey to "neutralize fanatics", after the murder of an Italian Roman Catholic priest. Amnesty International publishes a statement declaring that Freedom of Speech is not absolute and should be used responsibly. The Taliban urge Muslims to declare Jihad over the cartoons. After an investigation Danish police come to the conclusion that a story concerning the attack on a hot-dog stand steward by two Turks on 3 February was a fake story. A student newspaper editor is suspended for publishing an image of Muhammad. Cardiff University's student union paper Gair Rhydd is the first UK publication to use the image which has caused global protests, and has recalled 8,000 of its copies. Approximately 100 demonstrators attack the Norwegian embassy in Tehran, Iran throwing stones and firebombs. A couple of Danish Muslim organisations arrange a peaceful