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| Injuries in second Copenhagen shooting | Injuries in second Copenhagen shooting |
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| Several people have been injured after shots were fired near a synagogue in Copenhagen, Danish police say. | Several people have been injured after shots were fired near a synagogue in Copenhagen, Danish police say. |
| One person was reportedly hit in the head, and two police officers suffered arm and leg injuries. The attacker is believed to have fled. | |
| It is not clear whether the shooting is connected to an earlier attack on a cafe in the city. | It is not clear whether the shooting is connected to an earlier attack on a cafe in the city. |
| There, a gunman killed one person and injured three at a free speech debate attended by a Swedish cartoonist. | There, a gunman killed one person and injured three at a free speech debate attended by a Swedish cartoonist. |
| Cartoonist Lars Vilks, who has faced death threats over his caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, was unhurt. | Cartoonist Lars Vilks, who has faced death threats over his caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, was unhurt. |
| Police warning | |
| The second shooting took place on Krystalgade street. | |
| "We cannot say anything about the condition of the injured yet," the Danish police were were quoted as saying by the AFP news agency. | |
| "The perpetrator fled on foot," they added. | |
| Eyewitness Rasmus Thau Riddersh told the BBC he was going out for a drink with his friends at the time. He said he did not hear the shots, but later saw a man lying on the street. | |
| Earlier, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt described the first attack as a "politically motivated" act of terrorism. | |
| Police launched a massive manhunt after the first shooting. | Police launched a massive manhunt after the first shooting. |
| They released photographs showing the alleged attacker apparently wearing a purple balaclava and thick puffer jacket. | They released photographs showing the alleged attacker apparently wearing a purple balaclava and thick puffer jacket. |
| The three injured were police officers. | The three injured were police officers. |
| For now, police have not linked the two attacks, the BBC's Malcolm Brabant reports from Copenhagen. | |
| But he says that the Danish capital has been abuzz with sirens and helicopters, amid fears that other attacks could be imminent. | |
| The police have warned residents that it is not safe to be in the city centre. |