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|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} ], ] A bomb attack hits the north-western Pakistani town of Hangu, killing a former provincial minister and two other people.<ref>{{cite news
Aarhus, Denmark In an incident said to be terror-related, a Somali man broke into Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard's home threatening to kill the man with a knife. Westergaard and his five year old granddaughter escaped harm when they entered a panic room and called for police, who shot the man. According to the Danish intelligence agency PET, the Somali man is affiliated with al-Shaabab, a radical Islamic militia currently in Somalia.
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Farah, Afghanistan A pick up truck carrying civilians in Farah Province, Bakwan district hit a improvised explosive device laid by militants resulting in the death of five civilians and injuring six others.
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Baghdad, Iraq Two car bombs detonated in southern Baghdad, killing one civilian and wounding at least 14 others. In a separate incident, an Iraqi soldier was gunned down by a sniper in a checkpoint in Sadr City.
Lakki Marwat, Pakistan A suicide car bomber drove his explosive-laden vehicle into a volleyball pitch as people gathered to watch a match.
Aarhus, Denmark In an incident said to be terror-related, a Somali man broke into Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard's home threatening to kill the man with a knife. Westergaard and his five year old granddaughter escaped harm when they entered a panic room and called for police, who shot the man. According to the Danish intelligence agency PET, the Somali man is affiliated with al-Shaabab, a radical Islamic militia currently in Somalia.
Farah, Afghanistan A pick up truck carrying civilians in Farah Province, Bakwan district hit a improvised explosive device laid by militants resulting in the death of five civilians and injuring six others.
Baghdad, Iraq Two car bombs detonated in southern Baghdad, killing one civilian and wounding at least 14 others. In a separate incident, an Iraqi soldier was gunned down by a sniper in a checkpoint in Sadr City.