Three Danish Muslim men were convicted of planning a bomb attack in Denmark by a Copenhagen court today, while one was acquitted.
The four were among nine arrested last year in Odense, in central Denmark, for collecting bomb-making materials. They were charged under anti-terrorism laws, while the rest have been released and will not face trial.
The men were accused of planning to bomb the Copenhagen City Hall Square or the Tivoli amusement park to protest against cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad published in a Danish newspaper in 2005, and the presence of Danish soldiers in Iraq.
If the jury's verdict is upheld by a three-judge court, the men face up to life in prison, a sentence rarely imposed in Denmark.
Prosecutors produced analyses of chemicals found at the men's homes last year as well as surveillance evidence, wire taps and manuals for bomb making found on the suspects' computers.
Testimony was also heard from an informer who infiltrated the group and reported on their activities to Denmark's Security Intelligence Service.