Denmark attacks: Large crowds mourn shooting victims


Flowers placed in front of the Krudttonden cultural centre in Copenhagen, Denmark  16/02/2015

Tens of thousands of people have gathered in towns and cities across Denmark to commemorate the victims of weekend gun attacks in the capital.
People holding candles and torches observed a minute's silence at the start of the main event in Copenhagen.
Two people were killed and five police were injured in attacks on a free speech debate and a synagogue.
The gunman was later shot dead by police. He did not appear to be part of a wider terror cell,
Denmark's PM said.
Earlier on Monday, two men were charged with providing and disposing of the weapon used in the attacks and helping the gunman to hide.
The gunman was named by local media as Omar El-Hussein.
The national flag flew at half-mast on official buildings across the capital on Monday.
Floral tributes have been placed by mourners at the site of the two attacks.
Some also put flowers at the place where police shot the suspect dead. One told Danish TV2: "I did it because I am Muslim and because I knew him."
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'On the radar' As dusk fell on Monday a vast crowd gathered for the Copenhagen event, held on a square near the cultural centre where one of the attacks took place.
A police spokesman said the crowds numbered about 30,000.
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt told the audience that an attack on the Jews of Denmark "is an attack on Denmark, on all of us".
She also again vowed that Denmark was determined to safeguard its values.
The prime minister earlier told a news conference the attacker was a Danish-born man aged 22.
"He was known by the police for several criminal acts, including severe violence, and he was also known to be linked to a criminal gang in Copenhagen. "
"But I want to also make very clear that we have no indication at this stage that he was part of a cell."
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