A shooting at a Denmark synagogue kills one person and wounds two police officers, hours after an attack at a cafe in Copenhagen. Rough cut (no reporter narraion).
Manhunt ... Police have released these three CCTV captures of a man believed behind the attack on a Copenhagen cafe. Source: Supplied Source: Supplied
POLICE in Copenhagen believe they have shot dead the man who killed two people and wounded five in two terrorism-linked murders in the Danish capital.
A press conference is underway over the death of the man in a gunfight after two fatal shootings within a short space of time believed to be terrorism related.
The exchange of fire between police and the man took place in the multicultural inner-city neighbourhood of Noerrebro, near Nørrebro Station, where police had been keeping an address under observation after the fatal shootings nearby.
"At one point a person who could be interesting in relation to the investigation arrived at the site," police said.
After police called out to him "he opened fire against the police and was thereafter shot," the statement added.
No police officers were injured in the exchange of fire.
The shooting follows the death of a young Jewish man who was shot in the head at Copenhagen's main Jewish synagogue and after two policemen were shot and wounded, which came only hours after a deadly shooting at a cafe in the Danish capital hosting a 'Prophet Mohammed' cartoonist.
Around 80 people were inside the synagogue for a confirmation ceremony when a volunteer guard providing security was shot in the head and killed.
"It started with police being down at the site. A person comes up and starts to shoot," police spokesman Allan Teddy Wadsworth-Hansen said.
"The two police who were there were hit, one in the arm and one in the leg. They are both currently receiving treatment. Their lives are not in danger," he added.
He declined to say if there was any link between the dead man and Copenhagen's main synagogue, which is just metres away from where the incident took place in Krystalgade.
One man shot dead, two policemen shot at and wounded ... The shooting scene near a Jewish synagogue where police came under attack only hours after another fatal shooting in the Danish capital, Copenhagen.. Picture: AP / Rasmus Thau Riddersh Source: AP
Michael Gelvan, chairman of the Nordic Jewish Security Council, told AFP that a Jewish confirmation ceremony had been underway inside the synagogue and that the "young man" had been responsible for "access control" when he was shot in the head and killed.
"We don't know anything yet, it's too early to guess," he said about possible motives behind the killing.
"But it's a copy of what happened in Paris," he said, referring to the deadly attacks at satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket in January.
The two policemen shot and wounded were placed outside the synagogue after community leaders contacted authorities following the gun attack on the cafe debating Islam and free speech.
"I dare not think about what would have happened if (the killer) had access to the congregation," the chairman of The Jewish Community in Denmark, Dan Rosenberg Asmussen, told broadcaster TV2 News.
Volunteer security guard shot in the head and killed and two policemen wounded ... A file photo of the Synagoge in Krystalgade in Copenhagen which came under attack. Picture: AFP / Scanpix Denmark / Liselotte Sabroe Source: AFP
Parts of the Danish capital had been cordoned off but "it's not a question of a general curfew. People are allowed to travel around Copenhagen, safely," Wadsworth-Hansen said.
Witnesses in a bar across the street from the synagogue said they saw special police teams moving in with automatic rifles.
"We looked out the window and saw this guy lying on the street," said Rasmus Thau Riddersholm, 33. "We were told by police to stay in the back of the room, away from the windows and doors."
The cafe was hosting a free speech meeting attended by Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who has faced threats for caricaturing the Prophet Mohammed in 2007.
Australians have been urged to remain vigilient.
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on Sunday updated its travel advice for Denmark, although it stressed the level of advice has not changed.
"There have been two shooting incidents in Copenhagen on the weekend of February 14-15," the advice read.
"Danish authorities believe at least one of the incidents to be terrorism-related.
"You should remain vigilant in public places, follow the instructions of local authorities, and report any suspicious activity to police.
At least one ioncident related to terrorism ... Police officers take cover behind their patrol cars on the streets of Denmark's capital Copenhagen after one person was shot in the head and killed and two policemen were wounded in Krystalgade, a street that is home to Copenhagen's main synagogue. Picture: AFP / Scanpix Denmark / Martin Sylvest Source: AFP
The nearby Noerreport train station, one of the country's busiest, had been evacuated and trains were not stopping there, Danish news agency Ritzau reported, quoting train operator DSB after the second incident.
Police have urged those trapped in the area of the lockdown to SMS relatives to let them know they are okay.
'FREE SPEECH' ATTACKED
Earlier, at the scene of the cafe shooting, at least two people had been taken away on stretchers — including a uniformed police officer. In a statement, Danish police said the victim was a 40-year-old man and they were looking for a gunman who drove away in a dark Volkswagen Polo shortly before 4pm local time (2am AEDT).
TARGET: Why do some want Swedish artist Lars Vilks dead?
The car was found abandoned around two hours after the attack. Police released a photo of the suspect showing a man in a dark anorak and a maroon hat carrying a black bag. They described him as 25-30 years old, around 185cm tall, with an athletic build.
They described him as 25-30 years old, around 185cm tall, with an athletic build.
A shooting several hours later at a Copenhagen synagogue which saw one person shot in the head and two police officers wounded has not yet been linked to the cafe assailant.
Heavily armed police and helicopters have locked down the site and the gunman has not yet been located. Copenhagen residents have been urged to stay indoors.
TALES OF SURVIVAL
Danish Prime Minister Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt described the cafe assault as "a terrorist attack" as Danish television showed the windows of the Krudttonden cultural centre pock-marked by multiple bullet holes.
"They fired on us from the outside. It was the same intention as (the January 7 attack on) Charlie Hebdo except they didn't manage to get in," French ambassador to Denmark, Francois Zimeray said by telephone.
After Islamic militants attacked the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine in Paris last month, killing 12 people, Vilks told AP that even fewer organisations were inviting him to give lectures over increased security concerns.
Investigating ... Police inspect the area around the Krudttoenden cafe in Copenhagen. Picture: AFP Source: AFP
Response ... Policemen secure the area after two people were wounded in a Copenhagen shooting. Picture: AFP Source: AFP
"Bullets went through the doors and everyone threw themselves to the floor." A statement by Danish police said "an unidentified man died after having been hit by bullets" in the strike, and three officers were wounded in the shooting.
Helle Merete Brix, one of the organisers of the event, said that Vilks was present at the event but not injured.
Target ... Lars Vilks, known for his 2007 drawing of the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog, was attending a debate on Islam and free speech as gunmen opened fire. Picture: AFP/Francois Campredon Source: AFP
When the artist is in Denmark, he receives police protection. "I clearly consider this as an attack on Lars Vilks," she added.
Vilks said he thought Sweden's SAPO security service, which deploys bodyguards to protect him, would step up the security around him. "This will create fear among people on a whole different level than we're used to," he said. "Charlie Hebdo was a small oasis. Not many dared do what they did."
Shattered lives ... The Copenhagen cafe, with bullet marked window, where a gunman opened fire. Source: AP Source: AP
Mr Zimeray said earlier on Twitter that he also was not harmed. "Intuitively I would say there were at least 50 gunshots, and the police here are saying 200," he said. "Bullets went through the doors and everyone threw themselves to the floor. We managed to flee the room, and now we're staying inside because it's still dangerous. The attackers haven't been caught and they could very well still be in the neighbourhood."
Under fire ... Femen activist, Inna Shevshenko, said there were several dozen people in the room. Picture: Facebook/Inna Shevchenko Source: Supplied
POLICE INJURED
Police spokesman Henrik Blandebjerg said three police officers at the event were also shot.
It's believed they were not seriously injured.
"I heard someone firing with an automatic weapon and someone shouting. Police returned the fire and I hid behind the bar. I felt surreal, like in a movie," Niels Ivar Larsen, one of the speakers at the event, told the TV2 channel.
A Femen activist, Inna Shevshenko, said on Twitter that there were several dozen people in the room.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius condemned the attack, saying in a statement that France "remains by the side of the Danish authorities and people in the fight against terrorism."
Vilks has been under police protection since his 2007 cartoons were published.
The French president's office said Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve was headed to the scene.
The cafe in northern Copenhagen, known for its jazz concerts, was hosting an event titled 'Art, blasphemy and the freedom of expression' when the shots were fired.
Sustained attack ... Danish police say 200 bullets ripped through the window of the Krudttoenden cafe in Copenhagen. Picture: AFP Source: AFP
LARS VILKS
Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who emerged unscathed from a deadly attack in a Copenhagen on Saturday, has survived several death threats since gaining international notoriety for a cartoon portraying the Prophet Mohammed as a dog.
The 68-year-old artist has also survived a foiled assassination plot and other attacks since his drawing of the Muslim spiritual leader was published in a local Swedish paper in 2007 with an editorial on the importance of freedom of expression.
The cartoon prompted protests by Muslims in the town of Oerebro, west of Stockholm, where the Nerikes Allehanda daily is based, while Egypt, Iran and Pakistan made formal complaints.
Vilks lives under police protection. While Danish security forces indicated Saturday's attack had been "planned", police said it was not clear whether any particular person had been the target.
His famous drawing appears on the website of his Danish support committee, which had also announced he would be attending the debate on the relation between art, blasphemy and freedom.
The committee awarded French magazine Charlie Hebdo a prize last year given to those it views as the greatest defenders of freedom of expression. Last month the satirical weekly was targeted by Islamist gunmen, who shot 12 people dead at the publication's Paris offices including several of its cartoonists.
Vilks' escape will stir familiar memories: in January 2014 an US woman nicknamed "Jihad Jane" was jailed for 10 years for agreeing to murder him, believing her American citizenship and appearance would help her blend in as she attempted the killing.
Colleen LaRose travelled to Europe and tracked Vilks online in an effort to complete the crime, but was unsuccessful.
Prior to that plot, two brothers of Swedish nationality but Kosovar origin were jailed when their personal items were found outside the artist's house in May 2010 after it was attacked with Molotov cocktails.
Although the fire blackened some of the house's exterior it went out on its own without causing much damage. The artist was not at home at the time.
That same week, Vilks was head-butted by a man while others shouted and attempted to attack him when he was giving a lecture at Sweden's Uppsala University.
The attack occurred as he was showing a film by an Iranian filmmaker depicting two homosexuals disguised as Mohammed.
Also in 2010, seven Muslims were arrested in Ireland over an alleged plot to assassinate the artist, who had a $100,000 bounty on his head from an Al-Qaeda-linked group.
And four men were accused of plotting to kill him at a Gothenburg art fair in September 2011, though they were later acquitted.
"I try to keep my cool. On the bright side, the people who are after me are probably ill-equipped -- these are amateurs," he told AFP in 2010.
"I'm not a fanatical racist, I do not have a political position. I am an artist who seeks the limits," he said.
"I think this is very important, if one wants to talk about freedom of expression and Islam and Muslims, to have a real position to have something sufficiently provocative and transgressive enough to start a debate.
Raids in Belgium on January 17 thwarted what police called imminent "terrorist attacks to kill police officers on public roads and in police stations." Two suspects were killed fighting Belgian police in those sweeps. Satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo raised the ire of Islamist extremists by publishing cartoons mocking Mohammed and periodically satirising Islam.
Vilks has been living under police protection after his controversial cartoons prompted death threats.
Concern of renewed attacks targeting symbols of freedom of speech and the press have been growing since the Charlie Hebdo assault, Reporters Without Borders secretary-general Christophe Deloire told AFP after the Copenhagen assault.
"It's something that we feared after Charlie Hebdo. We see that ultra-radical groups are leading a war against freedom of expression, against the freedom to be irreverent about religion and against the simple freedom to debate them," Deloire said.
A Charlie Hebdo columnist voiced dismay over the Copenhagen shooting, saying: "We are all Danish tonight".
"It's horrible because it's one month after the Paris attacks, it brings back all the sadness," Patrick Pelloux told AFP.
Pelloux, who arrived at Charlie Hebdo's offices just minutes after the attack by two Islamist gunmen, urged artists not to succumb to self-censorship out of fear. "We must stand firm and not be afraid," he said.
Examination Forensic police officers work at the area around a cultural centre in Copenhagen, Denmark, where shots were fired during a debate on Islam and free speech. Source: AFP Source: AFP
RECENT ATTACKS AROUND THE WORLD
In France on January 7, 2015, an attack on the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo's Paris offices kills 12, followed the next day by the shooting death of a policewoman just outside the city in a connected incident. On January 9, the gunman who killed the policewoman takes hostages at a kosher supermarket in Paris. Four are killed during a police commando raid. The Charlie Hebdo assailants claim to be avenging the publication by the weekly of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed.
In Australia on December 15-16, 2014, two hostages and an extremist Iranian-born gunman, Man Haron Monis, are killed in a 16-hour siege involving 17 hostages that ends when police storm the Lindt Chocolate cafe in central Sydney. Monis's supposed links to the Islamic State jihadist group come under scrutiny after he makes hostages at the cafe hold up a black flag commonly used by jihadist groups bearing the shahada, or profession of faith in Islam.
In Canada on October 23, 2014, a soldier is fatally shot near parliament in the capital Ottawa. His attacker, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, who is shot dead when he attempts to storm parliament itself, was on a terror watch list. The incident comes a day after another attacker, Martin Rouleau Couture, ran over a soldier in Montreal, killing him before being shot dead by police. Ottawa has sent troops and jets as part of a US-led coalition to fight jihadists in Iraq. Both perpetrators in the Canadian attacks had recently joined the jihadist cause and planned to go and fight in Syria.
In Belgium on May 24, 2014, four people, including two Israeli tourists, are killed when a gunman attacks the Jewish Museum in Brussels. French police arrest Franco-Algerian Mehdi Nemmouche in Marseille, southern France, six days later and hand him over to Belgian officials in late July. Nemmouche, 29, has been charged with "murder in a terrorist context".
In Britain on May 22, 2013, soldier Lee Rigby, 25, is hacked to death by two Britons of Nigerian descent near an army barracks in the southeast of the capital. Witnesses say the attackers encouraged them to film the scene as they shouted "Allahu Akbar" ("God is greatest") before being injured and arrested by the police. Footage shows one of the murderers saying he wants to avenge Muslims killed by British soldiers. In February 2014, Michael Adebolajo, 29, is sentenced to life in prison over the murder while Michael Adebowale, 22, receives a minimum of 45 years behind bars.
In the United States on April 15, 2013, two handmade bombs placed near the finish line of the Boston marathon and detonated 12 seconds apart kill three people and wound 264. A young Muslim of Chechen descent, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a naturalised American since 2012, is accused of carrying out an act of terrorism with a weapon of mass destruction. His brother, also accused of perpetrating the attacks, is killed in a police shootout.
In France on March 11 and 19, 2012, Mohamed Merah, 23, shoots three soldiers dead in Toulouse and Montauban, southern France, before killing three students and a teacher at a Jewish school in Toulouse. Merah is killed on March 22 in a shootout following a long siege of his apartment by French police.
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