May 18, 2017
7:43 pm

A Danish and an Israeli flag seen among flowers and candles honoring the victims of a shooting attack outside the main synagogue in Copenhagen, Denmark on February 15, 2015. (AFP/Odd Andersen)

Danish teen gets six years in jail for plot to bomb Jewish school

Would-be jihadist tried to contact IS group, planned to blow up two Copenhagen schools – one Jewish

By AFP

May 16, 2017
4:48 pm

A woman and a man wearing the danish flag stand outside the main Synagogue in Copenhagen on February 15, 2015 following two fatal attacks in the Danish capital, a month after the Paris attacks. (photo credit: AFP/Claus Bjorn Larsen)

Denmark convicts jihadist teen over plot to bomb Jewish school

Muslim convert and Islamic State sympathizer, 17, could face life imprisonment for ‘attempting a terrorist act’ against 2 institutions

By AFP

May 12, 2017
3:50 am

People hold candles during a memorial service for those killed by a gunman in Copenhagen, February 16, 2015 (Photo credit: Bax Lindhardt/Scanpix Denmark/AFP)

Danish teen charged in plot to bomb Jewish school said inspired by synagogue killer

Girl, who has not been named, adopted Omar El-Hussein’s last name on several occasions because she thought he was ‘tough’

By JTA

April 19, 2017
6:12 pm

Trial starts for Danish girl planning bomb attack against Jewish school

17-year-old arrested last January for plotting terrorist act in Copenhagen, another institute west of city

By AP

October 28, 2016
6:22 pm

Flemming Rose, author and ex-editor of the Danish daily newspaper Jyllands Posten, in March 2015 (AFP/Scanpix Denmark/Mathias Bojesen)

Danish editor behind Mohammed cartoons: Newspaper ‘let jihadists win’

Flemming Rose says paper that published illustrations, leading to Muslim riots around the world, did everything it could to silence him

By AFP

October 26, 2016
12:31 pm

This picture taken in 2016 shows Sherin Khankan of Denmarka, the female-led mosque posing for a photo in Copenhagen, Denmark. (AFP/Betina Garcia)

Denmark’s feminist mosque founder challenges norms

Scandinavia’s first female-led house of Islamic worship, where Friday prayers are for women only, is riling conservatives

By Soren Billing

October 17, 2016
4:43 pm

A square in Copenhagen, Denmark, file photo (CC-BY Furya/Wikimedia Commons)

Danish airport, square, shopping center evacuated due to bomb threats

Police give no more details on alert, urge public to stay away from area, but note that no one has been hurt

By AP

September 27, 2016
11:56 am

An Israeli flag flutters among flowers outside the main synagogue in Copenhagen, Denmark on February 15, 2015, hours after a fatal attack there. (photo credit: AFP/ODD ANDERSEN)

Danes accused of aiding Copenhagen synagogue attacker acquitted

Court finds actions of four could not lead to ‘conviction for complicity’ in murder of filmmaker and synagogue guard

By AFP

September 2, 2016
10:46 pm

Residents clean the area in the Freetown Christiania neighborhood of Copenhagen, on September 2, 2016, after two police officers were shot in a drugs raid. (Scanpix Denmark /Uffe Weng /AFP)

Islamic State says its ‘soldier’ shot cops in Danish drug bust

Mesa Hodzic, who injured 2 officers and civilian in Copenhagen raid, died Friday from gunshot wounds sustained during arrest

By AFP

May 3, 2016
5:35 am

Three balloons in the colors of the Belgian flag fly as people mourn for the victims of the bombings at the Place de la Bourse in the center of Brussels, Belgium, Thursday, March 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Police called over Danish exhibit on Brussels, Paris bombers

Group behind installation says terrorists will appear alongside historical figures who died for their cause, such as Joan of Arc

By AFP

May 2, 2016
9:20 pm

File: (Left to right) Khalid El Bakraoui, Ibrahim El Bakraoui and Najim Laachraoui, who carried out the deadly suicide bombings in Brussels on March 22, 2016, in a photo distributed by Belgian authorities. (Belgian Federal Police)

Danish ‘martyr’ exhibit to show Brussels, Paris bombers

Installation reported to police for encouraging terror; Copenhagen gunman won’t be featured because it’s not clear he was willing to die for his beliefs, says organizer

By AFP

April 7, 2016
4:19 pm

Danish policemen stand guard in front of the city court in Copenhagen, Denmark, during a trial against four men accused of helping a Danish-born gunman attack a synagogue, March 10, 2016. (AFP/Scanpix Denmark/Emil Hougaard/Denmark OUT)

4 Islamic State suspects nabbed in Denmark raids

Police tight-lipped on details of operation in Copenhagen area, say arms and munition were recovered, more arrests possible

By Agencies

March 19, 2016
6:28 pm

Illustrative photo of smashed tombstones in a Jewish cemetery. (AP/Hans Punz)

Kosher butcher shop vandalized in Denmark

Store targeted second time in a year; rabbi’s grave desecrated in Russia, Holocaust monument attacked in France

By JTA

March 10, 2016
10:15 pm

A Danish policeman looks at journalists as he stands guard in front of the city court in Copenhagen, Denmark, where a trial is to open on March 10, 2016 against four men accused of helping a Danish-born gunman whose attacks on a synagogue and a free speech event last year left two people dead. / AFP / SCANPIX DENMARK / Emil Hougaard / Denmark OUT

Copenhagen gunman ‘joked after attacks’ with alleged accomplices

Court proceedings reveal attacker had help from several sources; Danish intelligence agency criticized for failing to act on prior information

By Soren Billing

March 10, 2016
3:37 pm

4 on trial for aiding Copenhagen attacks gunman

Danish-born Omar El-Hussein opened fire on free speech event and synagogue in 2015, killing 2, including Jewish guard Dan Uzan

By Soren Billing

Topic: Copenhagen

Danish teen gets six years in jail for plot to bomb Jewish school

Would-be jihadist tried to contact IS group, planned to blow up two Copenhagen schools – one Jewish

Denmark convicts jihadist teen over plot to bomb Jewish school

Muslim convert and Islamic State sympathizer, 17, could face life imprisonment for ‘attempting a terrorist act’ against 2 institutions

Danish teen charged in plot to bomb Jewish school said inspired by synagogue killer

Girl, who has not been named, adopted Omar El-Hussein’s last name on several occasions because she thought he was ‘tough’

Trial starts for Danish girl planning bomb attack against Jewish school

17-year-old arrested last January for plotting terrorist act in Copenhagen, another institute west of city

Danish editor behind Mohammed cartoons: Newspaper ‘let jihadists win’

Flemming Rose says paper that published illustrations, leading to Muslim riots around the world, did everything it could to silence him

Denmark’s feminist mosque founder challenges norms

Scandinavia’s first female-led house of Islamic worship, where Friday prayers are for women only, is riling conservatives

Danish airport, square, shopping center evacuated due to bomb threats

Police give no more details on alert, urge public to stay away from area, but note that no one has been hurt

Danes accused of aiding Copenhagen synagogue attacker acquitted

Court finds actions of four could not lead to ‘conviction for complicity’ in murder of filmmaker and synagogue guard

Islamic State says its ‘soldier’ shot cops in Danish drug bust

Mesa Hodzic, who injured 2 officers and civilian in Copenhagen raid, died Friday from gunshot wounds sustained during arrest

Police called over Danish exhibit on Brussels, Paris bombers

Group behind installation says terrorists will appear alongside historical figures who died for their cause, such as Joan of Arc

Danish ‘martyr’ exhibit to show Brussels, Paris bombers

Installation reported to police for encouraging terror; Copenhagen gunman won’t be featured because it’s not clear he was willing to die for his beliefs, says organizer

4 Islamic State suspects nabbed in Denmark raids

Police tight-lipped on details of operation in Copenhagen area, say arms and munition were recovered, more arrests possible

Kosher butcher shop vandalized in Denmark

Store targeted second time in a year; rabbi’s grave desecrated in Russia, Holocaust monument attacked in France

Copenhagen gunman ‘joked after attacks’ with alleged accomplices

Court proceedings reveal attacker had help from several sources; Danish intelligence agency criticized for failing to act on prior information

4 on trial for aiding Copenhagen attacks gunman

Danish-born Omar El-Hussein opened fire on free speech event and synagogue in 2015, killing 2, including Jewish guard Dan Uzan

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