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The Dean of Copenhagen Cathedral Anders Gadegaard (second from the right) and his congregation offer prayers for the shooting victims outside the synagogue Krystalgade in Copenhagen, on February 15, 2015 after two fatal attacks in the Danish capital, at a cultural center during a debate on Islam and free speech and a second outside the city's main synagogue. (AFP/Odd Andersen)
January 23, 2019, 4:32 am
Danes downplay seriousness of physical assaults on Jews
4 years after a jihadist killed a Jewish guard outside a Copenhagen synagogue, survey finds 42 percent of Danes say attacks on Jews are a problem
By Cnaan Liphshiz
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)
September 27, 2016, 11:56 am
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
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)
May 2, 2016, 9:20 pm
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
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
March 10, 2016, 10:15 pm
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
Danish policemen stand guard in front of the city court in Copenhagen, Denmark, March 10, 2016. (AFP/Scanpix Denmark/Emil Hougaard)
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
A man kneels next to flowers laid in honor of the shooting victims outside the Kruttoende cultural center in Copenhagen, Denmark on February 15, 2015. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO / CLAUS BJORN LARSEN)
March 8, 2016, 3:14 pm
Alleged helpers of Danish synagogue killer go on trial
Four suspects deny aiding man who murdered guard Dan Uzan, Swedish artist Lars Vilks in twin Copenhagen shootings
By Soren Billing
Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (R) and Mayor of Copenhagen Frank Jensen (hidden) are speaking to Bodil Uzan (L), the mother of Dan Uzan who was killed while working as a security guard at the synagoge, during a commemoration in Copenhagen February 14, 2016. (AFP / Scanpix / Liselotte SABROE / Denmark OUT)
February 14, 2016, 5:31 pm
Denmark marks year since Copenhagen attacks
Amid heavy police protection, slain Jewish guard, free-speech advocate to be commemorated with 2.2 mile chain of candles
By Soren Billing
Well-wishers bring flowers and light candles to honor the shooting victims outside the main Synagogue in Copenhagen, Denmark on February 15, 2015. (AFP/Odd Andersen)
February 14, 2016, 9:19 am
Danes to honor terror attack victims amid tight security
Omar El-Hussein, a 22-year-old Dane of Palestinian origin, last year killed a filmmaker and a synagogue security guard
By AFP
Copenhagen Jewish community guard Dan Uzan, killed in a February 15, 2015 terrorist attack (screen capture: Channel 2)
December 9, 2015, 9:40 am
Jewish Copenhagen terror victim named ‘Dane of the year’
Volunteer security guard Dan Uzan, 37, who was killed in February outside a synagogue, was an inspiration, Danish PM says
By TOI staff
Omar El-Hussein, the 22-year-old gunman behind the double shootings in Copenhagen (screen capture: YouTube)
November 4, 2015, 6:11 pm
Gunman ‘likely planned to flee Denmark’ after February attacks
Danish intelligence agency says killer of Jewish guard Dan Uzan got new passport nine days before shooting spree
By AP and TOI staff
Lassana Bathily (YouTube screenshot)
June 14, 2015, 11:40 pm
Muslim hero in Paris kosher market attack honored in NY
Mayor de Blasio presents Lassana Bathily with proclamation; AJC honors Malian French national along with others
By JTA
Mourners carry the coffin of Dan Uzan, Jewish victim of the February 15, 2015 attacks, during his burial at a Jewish cemetery in Copenhagen on February 18, 2015. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO / CLAUS BJOERN LARSEN)
May 6, 2015, 10:44 pm
Danish intel chief steps down over failure to avert anti-Semitic attack
Report reveals sluggish police response to Copenhagen shootings in which a Jewish security guard and a filmmaker were killed
By AFP
The kosher deli in Copenhagen. (Screen capture: Google Street View)
April 9, 2015, 11:07 pm
Kosher Copenhagen deli targeted in anti-Semitic attack
Vandals smash window, scrawl ‘Jewish pigs’ on wall; police say they will give ‘extra focus’ to incident
By TOI staff
A police officer stands in front of the cultural center in Copenhagen, Denmark, on February 16, 2015, after a shooter killed one person. (photo credit: AP/Michael Probst)
March 17, 2015, 12:52 pm
Police raid apartments linked to Copenhagen attacks
Danish cops say they are ‘looking for further clues in the case’ as investigation proceeds
By AFP
Swedish artist Lars Vilks in Nyhamnslage, Sweden, on January 3, 2012 (AFP/TT News Agency/Bjorn Lindgren)
March 15, 2015, 12:17 am
Cartoonist makes first appearance since Copenhagen attacks
Lars Vilks accepts award for free speech in Danish capital following February shooting spree that left two dead
By AFP and TOI staff
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