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MorePET was warned about terror suspect
Danish Intelligence (PET) has confirmed it was warned six months ago that terrorist suspect Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein, who was slain by police, Sunday, after killing two civilians, had become radicalised whilst serving…
MoreKiller served time with convicted terrorist
Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein, who was killed by police in a shootout, Sunday, served time in prison with Moroccan Said Mansour, convicted several times for inciting terrorism with Facebook comments like “Jihad is…
MorePET’s wish-list
Danish Intelligence (PET) has provided the government with a ‘wish list’ of new anti-terror measures, DR News reported Monday. After the Charlie Hedbo attack in January, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt asked the authorities…
MoreDPP politican blames parties for attacks
Controversial Danish People’s Party politician Mogens Camre has accused all parties – with the exception of his own – of being accomplices in the terror attacks in Copenhagen. While all party leaders have…
MoreBomb scare was false alarm
The police found no explosives in a suspect package left outside the Krudttønden Cafe on Tuesday, the scene of Saturday’s fatal shooting. Anti-terror police with sniffer dogs rushed to the cafe after being…
MoreCopenhagen attacks challenge soft approach
Denmark is under pressure after the Copenhagen attacks to drop its ‘softly-softly’ approach to security that emphasises helping radical Muslim youths with housing and jobs. From Reuters: The weekend’s deadly shootings at a…
MoreEconomy Minister: Greek stand off is ‘concerning’ for Denmark
The stand-off between Greece and the EU is deeply concerning, not only for the euozone members but Denmark too, Economy Minister Morten Østergaard said yesterday after Greece on Monday rejected an opening European Union…
MorePolitical comeback for Denmark’s first-ever immigrant MP
Syrian-born Naser Khader, founder of the Liberal Alliance and Denmark’s first-ever immigrant MP, is making a comeback to Danish politics. He has agreed to run as a candidate for the Conservatives in two…
MoreThousands gather at memorial services
Tens of thousands of people gathered at memorials across the country on Monday night to commemorate the victims of twin shootings by a suspected Islamist terrorist, Saturday. With flags at half-mast throughout Denmark,…
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