These cartoons were not in violation of Danish law but have irrefutably offended many Muslims, and for that we apologize.

The dark dictatorships have won.

We apologize for the fact that the cartoons undeniably have offended many Muslims.

The editors have told Flemming Rose to take a holiday because no one can understand the kind of pressure he has been under.

We are sorry the matter has reached these proportions and repeat that we had no intention to offend anyone, and that we as the rest of the Danish society respect freedom of religion.

We are sorry if Muslims have been offended in their faith. It was not the intention. What we did, we did within the constitution, the Danish penal code and international conventions.