French leaders point to links between Denmark, Paris attacks

French President Francois Hollande has pointed to the similarities between the Copenhagen attacks and the Paris attacks last month, saying the “same targets” were hit.

“It was the same targets that were chosen by the terrorists,” says Hollande, speaking on a visit to the Danish embassy in Paris.

“We see there is a link that doesn’t show there is a network but does show the terrorists are determined to hit what we are, what we represent, the values of freedom, of law, of protection that every citizen — whatever his or her religion — should have,” the president added.

Earlier, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius called the similarities between the two attacks “striking”.

“First an attack on a symbol of freedom of expression, then an attack on Jews and finally a showdown with police,” Fabius says on French television on Sunday.