Will go on a thin branch here & say; militant Islamist today attacked a meeting in Copenhagen. Who else would want to attack #Wilks & #Femen
— Mikael Skillt (@MikaelSkillt) February 14, 2015
An attack at an event attended by Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks has left at least one dead and three injured:
UPDATE: 1 dead in shooting at #Copenhagen free speech event, cops say http://t.co/Hbmnlmqgay
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 14, 2015
MORE: Danish police: One killed in shooting at Copenhagen cafe hosting free speech conference: http://t.co/v3Mxx19b6q
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 14, 2015
One dead after 200 bullets are fired at Copenhagen cafe in Charlie Hebdo-style attack http://t.co/9NPZRWUmAe pic.twitter.com/dDDtFoLtOB
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) February 14, 2015
Copenhagen shooting during debate on Islam: live coverage as gunmen on run, via @Telegraph – http://t.co/Jlt6cQU02w pic.twitter.com/euembVAIqG
— Harriet Alexander (@h_alexander) February 14, 2015
USA Today reports:
One person was killed Saturday when at least two gunmen opened fire at a Copenhagen blasphemy seminar in what police said was an apparent assassination attempt on a Swedish artist who had received death threats for publishing caricatures of the prophet Mohammed.
Lars Vilks was hustled into a side room of the Krudttoenden cafe by bodyguards and was unharmed. At least two police officers were wounded, Danish TV2 reported. Police said the dead victim was a 40-year-old man.
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More from a woman who was on the scene:
the event we were at was protected by police. They were at the entrance of the building. as it is reported now, some of them were shot
— inna shevchenko (@femeninna) February 14, 2015
in the room with me there were few dozens of people, french ambassador Francois Zimeray, Lars Vilks
— inna shevchenko (@femeninna) February 14, 2015
I was at the point of ny speech when i was saying that often it is an illusion that we have freedom of speech in Europe.then we heard shots
— inna shevchenko (@femeninna) February 14, 2015
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