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Gunmen Kill One at Blasphemy Debate in Copenhagen
Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilk, talks during a press conference after shots were fired where an event titled “Art, blasphemy and the freedom of expression” was being held in Copenhagen on Saturday. (Polfoto, Janus Engel)
One man is dead and three police officers are injured after armed men opened fire on a cafe in Copenhagen where a Swedish artist who faced death threats for caricaturing the prophet Muhammad was attending a debate on Islam and free speech, the Guardian reports.
Also present was Francois Zimeray, the French Ambassador to Denmark. “They fired on us from the outside. It was the same intention as [the 7 January attack on] Charlie Hebdo except they didn’t manage to get in,” Zimeray told AFP.
“Intuitively I would say there were at least 50 gunshots, and the police here are saying 200. Bullets went through the doors and everyone threw themselves to the floor,” the ambassador added. “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.”
Eyewitnesses said that the police officers were injured outside the cafe. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, and the deceased victim was a 40-year-old as yet unidentified man who was inside the cafe during the event. The gunmen fled the scene by car.
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—Posted by Alexander Reed Kelly.
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Source: http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/gunmen_kill_one_at_blasphemy_debate_in_copenhagen_20150214/
