Third Man Arrested over Copenhagen Attacks


Third Man Arrested over Copenhagen Attacks

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Danish police said they arrested a third man suspected of assisting a gunman who killed two people in attacks in Copenhagen earlier this month.

Police declined to comment further on Friday's arrest, other than saying the "young man" would face a custody hearing on Saturday, the AP news agency reported. The suspect was not named.

A Copenhagen court on Thursday allowed authorities to continue holding two other men accused of helping Omar El-Hussein, who used an assault rifle to kill a Danish filmmaker attending a free speech event on February 14 in Copenhagen.

Hours later, El-Hussein killed a Jewish security guard outside a synagogue with a handgun.

Five police officers also were wounded in both episodes. El-Hussein was killed in a police shootout later that day.

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