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SECOND Copenhagen shooting at synagogue
Several people have been injured by shots fired near a synagogue in Copenhagen, hours after a deadly shooting at a cafe in the city. In the second shooting one person was hit in the head, and two police officers suffered arm and leg injuries. The attacker is believed to have fled.
Danish police were were quoted by the AFP news agency as saying the perpetrator had fled on foot. They said they could not give details about the injuries. For now, police have not linked the two attacks, the BBC's Malcolm Brabant reports from Copenhagen. But he says that the Danish capital has been abuzz with sirens and helicopters, amid fears that other attacks could be imminent. Officials said the gunman made his getaway by car, and a black Volkswagen Polo was later found abandoned a short distance away from the scene, police said. Police released photographs showing the alleged attacker apparently wearing a purple balaclava and thick puffer jacket.  Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt described the first attack as a "politically motivated" act of terrorism. Cartoonist Lars Vilks, who has faced death threats over his caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, said he believed he was the intended target of the attack. He was unhurt. The French ambassador, Francois Zimeray, was also present during the attack. Posted by: Steve White 2015-02-15 |
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