Danish authorities have arrested eight Al Qaeda-connected Muslims planning a bomb attack, and the BBC seems to think Denmark is getting what they deserve.

Danish police have arrested eight people with alleged links to al-Qaeda on suspicion of planning a bomb attack.

The eight suspects arrested late on Monday in Copenhagen form part of a terror cell with links to a senior al-Qaeda figure, police said. The suspects, aged between 19 and 29, were of Afghan, Pakistani, Somali and Turkish origin, police said.

Denmark’s contribution to the US-led military campaign in Iraq has prompted fears that terrorists may target it. The country also drew anger from Muslims worldwide after a Danish newspaper last year printed cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.

Eleven addresses were raided in Copenhagen during the overnight police operation, police said. Buildings in the city’s southern suburb of Ishoej and its Noerrebro district - both with large immigrant populations - were among those cordoned off by police.

The suspects held on Monday had been under surveillance for some time, police said. Six of them are reportedly Danish citizens. “With the arrests, we have prevented a terror attack,” Jakob Scharf, an official from the Danish police intelligence agency said. “They also have been producing an unstable explosive in a densely populated area,” Mr Scharf said.