Copenhagen Synagogue

Hundreds of people on Friday attended the Islamic burial of the gunman who killed two people in twin shootings in Copenhagen last weekend.

Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt led hundreds of mourners Wednesday at the funeral of a Jewish man who was among two people killed in a shooting spree in Copenhagen that has terrorised the country.

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 suspected gunman behind double shootings in Copenhagen was identified by Danish media on Sunday as a 22-year-old with a history of violent crime who had only been freed from jail two weeks ago.

Danish police shot dead a gunman in Copenhagen today who, they believe, was responsible for killing two civilians and wounding five policemen in separate attacks on a synagogue and an event promoting freedom of speech.

A man who was killed outside a Copenhagen synagogue early Sunday in one of three lethal shootings in the Danish capital was Jewish, a Jewish community group said on Sunday.

A man who had been shot in the head multiple times at a Copenhagen synagogue has died from his injuries, Danish police said on Sunday.

Hundreds of people on Friday attended the Islamic burial of the gunman who killed two people in twin shootings in Copenhagen last weekend.

Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt led hundreds of mourners Wednesday at the funeral of a Jewish man who was among two people killed in a shooting spree in Copenhagen that has terrorised the country.

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 suspected gunman behind double shootings in Copenhagen was identified by Danish media on Sunday as a 22-year-old with a history of violent crime who had only been freed from jail two weeks ago.

Danish police shot dead a gunman in Copenhagen today who, they believe, was responsible for killing two civilians and wounding five policemen in separate attacks on a synagogue and an event promoting freedom of speech.

A man who was killed outside a Copenhagen synagogue early Sunday in one of three lethal shootings in the Danish capital was Jewish, a Jewish community group said on Sunday.

A man who had been shot in the head multiple times at a Copenhagen synagogue has died from his injuries, Danish police said on Sunday.