Attacks Copenhagen: Two men accused of complicity


In Denmark, investigators are continuing their investigations after the deadly bombings this weekend in Copenhagen. On Monday, police announced that charged two men who allegedly helped the suspect to remove his weapon and obtain a hiding place. The two individuals were arrested yesterday, were detained.


Investigators are still trying to shed light on this .

The first attack took place Saturday afternoon in a cultural center which hosted a debate about Islam and freedom of expression. One of the participants, a Danish director, was killed.

The second attack occurred outside a synagogue. A man who stood guard was killed.


The alleged gunman was then shot by police.

According to Danish media, his name is Omar al-Hussein.

Born in Denmark, aged 22, he was stuck for an act of delinquency.


A he wanted to replicate the attacks in Paris?

In any case, the targets are similar - a cartoonist who caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, namely Lars Vilks. In Paris in January is writing the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo that was targeted. - A site of the Jewish community, in this case a synagogue. In Paris, it was a kosher supermarket.


The head of the Danish government, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, who went to the synagogue on Sunday, said that "no one should be able to get away with attacking the Danish company open, free and democratic."


This tragedy has a European impact, raising the issue of Islamic terrorism and the protection of the Jews in Europe. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls used for the first time the term "Islamo-fascism" to describe the threat to Europe. "To combat this Islamofascism, since this is the way to name it, the unit should be our strength. Do not give in to fear, nor to the division, "he said Monday morning on RTL ( ).






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