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Denmark Rules Out Copenhagen Shooter Part of Terror Cell

© REUTERS / Danish Police handout/Scanpix Denmark An image released by Danish police shows Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein on a subway train in connection to a stabbing in Copenhangen on November 22, 2013, and received by Reuters on February 16, 2015
An image released by Danish police shows Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein on a subway train in connection to a stabbing in Copenhangen on November 22, 2013, and received by Reuters on February 16, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said that 22-year-old Omar Abdel El-Hussein, the gunman who killed two civilians and wounded several police officers in Copenhagen last week, was not part of a terrorist group.

Emergency services gather outside a venue after shots were fired where an event titled Art, blasphemy and the freedom of expression was being held in Copenhagen - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The gunman who killed two civilians and wounded several police officers in Copenhagen last week was not part of a terrorist group, Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said Monday.

"I would like to make it very clear that we have no indications that the perpetrator was part of a terrorist group," Thorning-Schmidt told reporters.

The Danish people must stand united following the attacks, the prime minister said.

"We will not accept any attempts to undermine our right to freedom," Thorning-Schmidt stated, adding that "the attack against the Jewish synagogue is an attack against the whole of Denmark."

Police officers control the street in front of an internet cafe in Norrebro district in Copenhagen, February 15, 2015 - Sputnik International
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On Saturday, a gunman opened fire at a free speech debate in a Copenhagen cafe. The seminar was attended by Swedish artist Lars Vilks, known for his drawings of the Prophet Muhammad. A 55-yer-old film director was killed in the incident.

Hours later, a 37-year-old Jewish man was shot in the head while standing outside a synagogue.

The suspected attacker, 22-year-old Omar Abdel El-Hussein, was fatally shot by police on Sunday. According to the authorities, the gunman had a criminal record and a gang background, and had been released from jail two weeks ahead of the killings.

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