The suspect tried to kill Westergaard and an on-duty police officer, the Danish Intelligence and Security Service said.
Danish police shot the 28-year-old suspect Friday night as they tried to enter Westergaard's home in the city of Aarhus.
The suspect was shot in the right leg and left hand. He was hospitalized after the incident. Video Showed him appearing at court strapped to a stretcher.
Authorities did not identify him "Because the judge for decided it would be illegal Thurs disclose his name, said Chief Superintendent Ole Madsen with the East Jutland Police. They said he has legal residency in Denmark and lives in Sjaelland, near Copenhagen.
The judge ordered the suspect held for four weeks while the investigation proceeds. Madsen said the man is currently the only suspect in the case, and they would not say Whether police were investigating anyone else.Read Morehttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/01/04/denmark.cartoonist/
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