The Dutch government says it has raised the terrorism alert level from "limited" to "substantial" because of "increased international threats", a justice ministry spokesman said last week.
Meanwhile, supermarkets in the UAE and Oman have stopped selling Danish products to protest against the republishing in Denmark of a controversial newspaper cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed. Printing any image of the Prophet is offensive to the sacred beliefs of 1.5 billion Muslims and has, according to Muslim leaders, caused distress to the followers of the faith across the world.
Yesterday the controversy deepened when Osama Bin Laden pledged the support of his Al-Qaeda organisation against the blasphemy. In a new audio message warning against the re-printing of the cartoons he threatened the EU.
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