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Posted By richards on March 8, 2015

Chief Rabbi 'Didn't Think' Terror Could Strike Denmark

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End of Road: Police stand guard after a suspect was killed in the twin terror shootings on an arts center and a synagogue.

Published February 15, 2015.

Danish police shot dead a gunman in Copenhagen on Sunday they believe was responsible for killing two people including a Jewish guard at the citys main synagogue and wounding five police in separate attacks on a synagogue and an event promoting freedom of speech.

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said the shootings, which bore similarities to an assault in Paris in January on the offices of weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo, were terrorist attacks.

Denmarks spy chief Jens Madsen said the gunman was known to the intelligence services prior to the shooting and probably acted alone. He did not elaborate.

We cannot yet say anything concrete about the motive but are considering that he might have been inspired by the events in Paris some weeks ago, Madsen told a news conference.

Danish authorities have been on alert since Islamist gunmen killed 17 people in three days of violence in Paris in January that began with an attack on Charlie Hebdo, long known for its acerbic cartoons on Islam, other religions and politicians.

Police who had earlier released a photo of the suspect dressed in a heavy winter coat and maroon mask, said they did not believe he had received training in Jihadist camps in the Middle East.

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Copenhagen Police Kill Suspect After Terror Murders at Synagogue and Arts Center

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