Copenhagen Attacks

Danish authorities said Saturday that an attack on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, which she said left her "shaken" but "fine", was not thought to be politically motivated.

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was in shock after being attacked and hit by a man in central Copenhagen on Friday, Ritzau news agency reported, citing police and the prime minister's office.

Danish police arrested two men at Copenhagen's Kastrup Airport today after they were overheard discussing a bomb in one of their bags, prompting the evacuation of the terminal, police said.

Danish police evacuated one of two terminals at Copenhagen's Kastrup Airport today because of a suspicious bag, airport officials and police said.

Up to 20,000 people, among them Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, gathered for a candlelight vigil at the gates of the French embassy in Copenhagen Sunday to mourn the victims of the Paris attacks, police said.

Copenhagen police said today they had arrested a fifth man suspected of being an accomplice of gunman Omar El-Hussein who killed two people in deadly twin attacks last month.

Three people were shot and injured on Wednesday in a gang-related "showdown" between two groups in a shopping mall on the outskirts of Copenhagen, Danish police said.

Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks on Saturday made his first public appearance in Copenhagen after surviving an attack last month in the Danish capital, local media reported.

Copenhagen police late Tuesday confirmed the identity of the suspected gunman behind the weekend's double shooting as 22-year-old Omar El-Hussein.

Danish police found no explosives in a suspect package left at the scene of a deadly shooting attack on a cafe hosting a free speech event on Saturday, police said in a twitter message on Tuesday.

Some 30,000 people gathered in Copenhagen on Monday to commemorate the victims of twin shootings that shocked the nation, with the Danish premier telling the crowd that an attack on the country's Jews was an attack on all of Denmark.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's calls for Jews to move to Israel after attacks in Paris and Copenhagen may strike a chord with thousands of French Jews but will likely fall on deaf ears in Denmark.

Copenhagen police said today they had detained two men suspected of aiding a gunman who killed two people in twin attacks in the Danish capital over the weekend.

French President Francois Hollande said today that Jews were welcome in Europe and France, in an apparent retort to Israel's prime minister, who urged Jews to move to Israel after attacks on a synagogue in Copenhagen.

The United States on Sunday condemned deadly attacks in Copenhagen this weekends, as it lashed out against all forms of bigotry, including anti-Semitism.

Danish authorities said Saturday that an attack on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, which she said left her "shaken" but "fine", was not thought to be politically motivated.

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was in shock after being attacked and hit by a man in central Copenhagen on Friday, Ritzau news agency reported, citing police and the prime minister's office.

Danish police arrested two men at Copenhagen's Kastrup Airport today after they were overheard discussing a bomb in one of their bags, prompting the evacuation of the terminal, police said.

Danish police evacuated one of two terminals at Copenhagen's Kastrup Airport today because of a suspicious bag, airport officials and police said.

Up to 20,000 people, among them Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, gathered for a candlelight vigil at the gates of the French embassy in Copenhagen Sunday to mourn the victims of the Paris attacks, police said.

Copenhagen police said today they had arrested a fifth man suspected of being an accomplice of gunman Omar El-Hussein who killed two people in deadly twin attacks last month.

Three people were shot and injured on Wednesday in a gang-related "showdown" between two groups in a shopping mall on the outskirts of Copenhagen, Danish police said.

Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks on Saturday made his first public appearance in Copenhagen after surviving an attack last month in the Danish capital, local media reported.

Copenhagen police late Tuesday confirmed the identity of the suspected gunman behind the weekend's double shooting as 22-year-old Omar El-Hussein.

Danish police found no explosives in a suspect package left at the scene of a deadly shooting attack on a cafe hosting a free speech event on Saturday, police said in a twitter message on Tuesday.

Some 30,000 people gathered in Copenhagen on Monday to commemorate the victims of twin shootings that shocked the nation, with the Danish premier telling the crowd that an attack on the country's Jews was an attack on all of Denmark.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's calls for Jews to move to Israel after attacks in Paris and Copenhagen may strike a chord with thousands of French Jews but will likely fall on deaf ears in Denmark.

Copenhagen police said today they had detained two men suspected of aiding a gunman who killed two people in twin attacks in the Danish capital over the weekend.

French President Francois Hollande said today that Jews were welcome in Europe and France, in an apparent retort to Israel's prime minister, who urged Jews to move to Israel after attacks on a synagogue in Copenhagen.

The United States on Sunday condemned deadly attacks in Copenhagen this weekends, as it lashed out against all forms of bigotry, including anti-Semitism.