In 2006 the Danish Muhammad cartoons were republished in many newspapers across Europe . Of them , Khayam said " I found the pictures deeply offensive as a Muslim and I felt the Danish newspaper had been provocative and controversial , deeply offensive and insensitive . " In response , at a protest over their publication , Khayam dressed in the style of a suicide bomber . Although there were no direct disturbances or arrest as a result of his outfit , photographs of Khayam became public after the event . As this was less than a year after the lethal 7 July 2005 London bombings , his actions were prominently featured in news reports , such as on the front page of '' The Sun '' which expressed outrage against his protest endorsing the deaths in London . When newspapers traced his whereabouts , he initially refused to apologise , saying his protest was justifiable . However , he later appeared publicly alongside his local Labour MP of the time Patrick Hall to apologise , declaring his actions " wrong , unjustified and insensitive " , adding " by me dressing the way I did , I did just that , exactly the same as the Danish newspaper , if not worse . My method of protest has offended many people , especially the families of the victims of the July bombings . This was not my intention . " Hall said " He acted on impulse - couple of friends , they got on the train and got to London , and I believe this was an impulsive , foolish reaction to what he saw was the offence of the publication of those cartoons . " On 7 February 2006 , following heavy publicity , he was arrested by Bedfordshire Police and returned to prison for unspecified parole violations . His arrest for parole violation was at the direct request of the Home Office in the wake of these news reports , although it is not known if it was directly related to his protest activity . Following his release , more controversy followed Omar Khayam after his appointment as a train cleaner for First Capital Connect in Cambridge , UK
7 July 2005 London bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
Omar Khayam (drug dealer)