Spree shootings that occurred in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 14 February 2015
2015 Copenhagen shootings
Part of Islamic terrorism in Europe
Krudttønden
Nørrebro station
Great Synagogue
2015 Copenhagen shootings (Copenhagen)
Location
Serridslevvej 2, 2100 København Ø
Krystalgade 12, 1172 København K
Svanevej, 2400 København NV
Date
14–15 February 2015 15:00–4:50 (UTC+1)
Attack type
Mass shooting, spree shooting, terrorism
Weapons
M/95 (C7A2) assault rifle[1][2]
9 mm pistol
7.65 mm pistol[3]
Deaths
3 (including the perpetrator)
Injured
5
Perpetrator
Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein
Motive
Islamic extremism
On 14–15 February 2015, three separate shootings occurred in Copenhagen, Denmark. In total, two victims and the perpetrator were killed, while five police officers were wounded.
The first shooting took place on 14 February at a small public afternoon event called "Art, Blasphemy and Freedom of Expression" at the Krudttønden cultural centre, where an armed gunman killed one civilian who tried to stop him and wounded three police officers. 30 to 40 people attended the event, amongst whom were the Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who was among the key speakers, and François Zimeray, Ambassador of France in Denmark, who opened the seminar with his speech just before the attack took place. Vilks is often described as the main target because of his drawings of Muhammad.
The second shooting took place later that night (after midnight, and, therefore, on the 15th), outside the city's Great Synagogue in Krystalgade. A gunman killed a Jewish man on security duty during a bat mitzvah celebration, and wounded two police officers. Later that morning near Nørrebro station, police tracking the suspect shot and killed the man, after he opened fire on them while he attempted to enter a residential building under police surveillance. The perpetrator was identified as Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein.
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Richardt, Mette (16 February 2015). "Gerningsmanden skød med gevær som bruges i forsvaret" [Perpetrator shot with rifle used by the Defence Forces] (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
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"Politi: Forsvarets automat-riffel brugt ved terror-angreb" [Police: Assault-rifle of the Defence Forces used in terrorist attack]. Ekstrabladet (in Danish). 16 February 2015. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
^"Seneste nyt om skudattentaterne i København" [Latest news regarding the shooting attacks in Copenhagen] (Press release) (in Danish). Police of Denmark. 17 February 2015. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015 – via mynewsdesk.com.
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