The suspect in this weekend’s attacks on a free speech event and a synagogue in Copenhagen had been “on the radar” of the intelligence services and “may have been inspired by ,” D
Two civilians were killed and five police officers were wounded in the attacks. The gunman was reportedly shot dead by police on Sunday, following a manhunt.
Al Jazeera America offered the following summary of the events:
The first shooting in the normally tranquil Danish capital occurred before 4 p.m. local time Saturday, when police said a gunman used an automatic weapon to shoot through the windows of the Krudttoenden Café, which was hosting an event titled “Art, Blasphemy and the Freedom of Expression” when the shots were fired.
The event was organized by Lars Vilks, 68, a Swedish artist who has faced numerous threats for caricaturing Prophet Muhammad in 2007. Police confirmed that he was the target of the attack.
… Police believe the same shooter later targeted the synagogue, killing another man and wounding two police officers. Denmark’s Jewish Community identified the victim at the synagogue as 37-year-old Dan Uzan, who was guarding a building during a bar mitzvah when he was shot in the head at about 1 a.m. local time on Sunday morning.
Several aspects of the case mirrored last month’s attacks at a satirical newspaper and kosher grocery store in Paris.