In an edition of its online magazine , Inspire , al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula called for the murder of Westergaard -- as well as Carsten Luste , the editor of the paper when the cartoons were published , and Lars Vilks , the Swedish cartoonist who was attending the free speech forum in Copenhagen that was attacked at the weekend . Denmark has a long history of missionary activity . Denmark has a large immigrant population from the Muslim world . As many as 70 Danish Muslims may have immigrated from Syria to Denmark .
Denmark has a long history of missionary activity . Denmark has a large immigrant population from the Muslim world . As many as 70 Danish Muslims may have immigrated from Syria to Denmark .