-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The attack on a Danish political cartoonist `` runs totally against the teachings and values of Islam , '' the umbrella organization representing Muslim countries has said . If the attack was a reaction to Kurt Westergaard 's drawing of the Muslim prophet Mohammed with a turban shaped as a bomb , `` then it should be rejected and condemned by all Muslims , '' the Organization of the Islamic Conference said in a statement Sunday . An ax-wielding Somali man is accused of trying to break into Westergaard 's home Friday and was charged the next day with attempted assassination . Intelligence officials linked the suspect to an East African Islamist militia allied with al Qaeda . 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 he 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 decided it would be illegal to 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 he would not say whether police were investigating anyone else . Al-Shabaab , the militant organization with alleged ties to the suspect , is waging a bloody battle against Somalia 's transitional government and is currently on a U.S. government list of terrorist organizations . At a news conference in the Somali capital of Mogadishu , al-Shabaab spokesman Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage said , `` We are very happy with the Somali national who attacked the house of the Danish cartoonist who previously insulted our prophet Mohammed . This is an honor for the Somali people . We are telling that we are glad that anyone who insults Islam should be attacked wherever they are . '' Police had no indication that an attack was being planned on Westergaard , Madsen said , though the intelligence service said the suspect had been under surveillance because of his alleged terrorist links . Police said the suspect wielded an ax and a knife and managed to crack the glass front door of Westergaard 's home . A home alarm alerted police to the scene , and they were attacked by the suspect , authorities said . Westergaard , who was home with his 5-year-old granddaughter at the time of the break-in , hid in a `` panic room '' when he realized what was happening , Madsen said . Westergaard is ordinarily accompanied by bodyguards when he leaves his home , but nobody was on guard at the house Friday , the Security and Intelligence Service told CNN . Police said Westergaard was `` being taken care of '' after the break-in , but would n't reveal his new location . The incident `` once again confirms the terrorist threat that is directed against Denmark and against cartoonist Kurt Westergaard , in particular , '' said Jakob Scharf , spokesman for the Danish Security and Intelligence Service . Westergaard 's caricature of Mohammed -- showing the prophet wearing a bomb as a turban with a lit fuse -- was first published by the Danish newspaper Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten in September 2005 . It sparked an uproar among Muslims in early 2006 after newspapers reprinted the images in support of free speech . At the time , Westergaard said he wanted his cartoon to say that some people exploited the prophet to legitimize terrorism . However , many in the Muslim world interpreted the drawing as depicting their prophet as a terrorist . Over the years , Danish authorities have arrested other suspects who allegedly plotted against Westergaard 's life . After three such arrests in February 2008 , Westergaard issued a statement , saying , `` Of course I fear for my life after the Danish Security and Intelligence Service informed me of the concrete plans of certain people to kill me . However , I have turned fear into anger and indignation . It has made me angry that a perfectly normal everyday activity which I used to do by the thousand was abused to set off such madness . '' Scharf said authorities have taken measures to ensure Westergaard 's safety , and that the protection has `` proven effective . '' -- CNN 's Per Nyberg and reporter Mohamed Amiin Adow contributed to this report .