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Hundreds of Danes hold candles and torches during a memorial service in Copenhagen for the two men who were killed in the double-attacks in the capital. Reuters

Syrian Refugee Charged of Plotting Attack in Copenhagen

by Majid al-Khateeb | May 16, 2017 | World

Cologne- German prosecutors said they have charged a Syrian refugee with preparing an act of violence over allegations he had gathered bomb-making materials to commit an attack in Copenhagen. Stuttgart prosecutors said Monday the man was in possession of 17,000...

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Joanna Palani, 23, who fought with both the Kurdish Peshmerga in Iraq and the YPG militia in Syria

Danish Woman Who Fought ISIS Faces Trial in Denmark

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 20, 2016 | World

Copenhagen- A Danish woman who fought for the Kurds in Iraq and Syria against ISIS militants has been taken into custody in Copenhagen, prompting accusations of hypocrisy over her treatment compared with returning ISIS militants. Joanna Palani, 23, who fought with...

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Flowers and candles are seen at Svanevej in Copenhagen. (Reuters)

Two suspected accomplices deny helping Copenhagen gunman

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 16, 2015 | World

Copenhagen, AP—Two men suspected of helping the gunman behind the deadly attacks in Copenhagen faced a court hearing Monday as Danes mourned the victims of a shooting spree that authorities said may have been inspired by last month’s terror attacks in Paris. The...

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Emergency services personnel stand behind a police cordon on February 15, 2015, close to Norrebro station in Copenhagen, where the alleged offender of a terrorist attack, was killed. (AFP PHOTO / SCANPIX DENMARK / MARTIN SYLVEST)

Police kill man believed behind 2 shootings in Copenhagen

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 15, 2015 | World

Copenhagen, AP—Danish police shot and killed a man early Sunday suspected of carrying out shooting attacks at a free speech event and then at a Copenhagen synagogue, killing two men, including a member of Denmark’s Jewish community. Five police officers were...