https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed In an escalation of his self-declared “running war with the media”, US President Donald Trump and his administration have accused the Western media of conspiring to avoid coverage of terrorist attacks. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170207/here-are-reports-on-the-danish-terror-attacks-trump-says-werent-reported Tue, 07 Feb 2017 10:19:13 +0100 here-are-reports-on-the-danish-terror-attacks-trump-says-werent-reported The Danish Justice Ministry on Thursday released a plan that it said would prohibit radicalization but which could lead to free speech concerns. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170112/denmark-looks-to-block-access-to-online-terror-propaganda Thu, 12 Jan 2017 14:07:56 +0100 denmark-looks-to-block-access-to-online-terror-propaganda A Danish court on Tuesday acquitted four Danes accused of aiding a Copenhagen gunman who killed a filmmaker and a Jewish security guard in twin attacks in February 2015. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160927/danes-accused-of-aiding-2015-copenhagen-attacker-acquitted Tue, 27 Sep 2016 12:20:19 +0200 danes-accused-of-aiding-2015-copenhagen-attacker-acquitted Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen called the mass shooting that left 50 dead and at least another 53 injured in Orlando an act of “hatred”. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160613/danish-pm-orlando-shooting-an-act-of-hatred Mon, 13 Jun 2016 09:55:30 +0200 danish-pm-orlando-shooting-an-act-of-hatred One of the four men facing terror charges for allegedly helping the gunman in last year’s Copenhagen shootings said that Swedish artist Lars Vilks “deserved to die”. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160415/dramatic-day-in-copenhagen-terror-trial Fri, 15 Apr 2016 17:55:07 +0200 dramatic-day-in-copenhagen-terror-trial The Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) has revealed new information about the February 14-15 twin shootings in Copenhagen that left two innocent men and the perpetrator dead. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160415/copenhagen-gunman-was-shot-29-times-by-police Fri, 15 Apr 2016 11:29:07 +0200 copenhagen-gunman-was-shot-29-times-by-police A controversial artist that has long been in the crosshairs of Islamists was the target of last year's terror attack in the Danish capital. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160317/swedish-artist-meant-to-die-in-copenhagen-shooting Thu, 17 Mar 2016 21:06:40 +0100 swedish-artist-meant-to-die-in-copenhagen-shooting A Danish court watched dramatic footage on Thursday showing the gunman behind a double shooting in Copenhagen joking in a cafe with his alleged accomplices and pretending to pull a trigger after the attacks that left two people dead. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160311/copenhagen-gunman-joked-after-attacks-with-alleged-helpers Fri, 11 Mar 2016 12:07:43 +0100 copenhagen-gunman-joked-after-attacks-with-alleged-helpers UPDATED: Four men went on trial in Denmark on Thursday accused of helping the gunman behind twin attacks on a Copenhagen synagogue and a free speech event last year that left two people dead. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160310/four-on-trial-for-helping-copenhagen-attacks-gunman Thu, 10 Mar 2016 13:05:29 +0100 four-on-trial-for-helping-copenhagen-attacks-gunman Four Danish men go on trial on Thursday accused of aiding a Copenhagen gunman who killed a filmmaker and a Jewish security guard in twin attacks last year. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160308/alleged-helpers-of-copenhagen-attacker-go-on-trial Tue, 08 Mar 2016 09:25:33 +0100 alleged-helpers-of-copenhagen-attacker-go-on-trial Prosecutors have dropped charges against the youngest of five men arrested last year for allegedly helping gunman Omar El-Hussein carry out the terror attack that left two dead in Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160302/charges-against-copenhagen-terror-suspect-dropped Wed, 02 Mar 2016 09:15:14 +0100 charges-against-copenhagen-terror-suspect-dropped A somber day of commemoration on the one-year anniversary of the Copenhagen terror attacks was highlighted by a chain of candles through the city and a message that Danes would refuse to cower in fear. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160215/in-photos-copenhagen-terror-victims-remembered Mon, 15 Feb 2016 09:31:21 +0100 in-photos-copenhagen-terror-victims-remembered Denmark on Sunday marked a year since a gunman killed a filmmaker and a Jewish security guard in twin attacks in Copenhagen, honouring the victims under tight security. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160214/danes-honour-copenhagen-attack-victims Sun, 14 Feb 2016 09:25:45 +0100 danes-honour-copenhagen-attack-victims One year after the terror attacks in Copenhagen, a majority of Danes say that they are more wary of suspicious people and objects while several experts say that the state went overboard in its reaction to the twin shootings. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160210/danes-more-suspicious-one-year-after-terror-attack Wed, 10 Feb 2016 12:04:37 +0100 danes-more-suspicious-one-year-after-terror-attack Nearly one year after gunman Omar El-Hussein killed two people Copenhagen, new details have emerged about the terror attack. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160208/copenhagen-terror-gunman-had-quran-when-he-was-shot-dead Mon, 08 Feb 2016 10:05:40 +0100 copenhagen-terror-gunman-had-quran-when-he-was-shot-dead Four men who have been held since shortly after last year's attacks will face charges for their roles. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160204/four-charged-with-terror-over-copenhagen-attack Thu, 04 Feb 2016 09:24:22 +0100 four-charged-with-terror-over-copenhagen-attack The annual prize voted for by readers of the Berlingske newspaper has been awarded to Dan Uzan, a victim of February’s terror shootings in Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151209/copenhagen-terror-victim-named-dane-of-the-year Wed, 09 Dec 2015 11:45:48 +0100 copenhagen-terror-victim-named-dane-of-the-year The two civilian victims of February's terror attack in Copenhagen were given posthumous awards from France on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151103/france-honours-danish-victims-of-islamist-gunman Tue, 03 Nov 2015 09:15:24 +0100 france-honours-danish-victims-of-islamist-gunman The Danish National Police has recommended an upgrade in ammunition as well as better weapons training for officers in the wake of February's terror attack in Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150925/copenhagen-shooting-police-call-for-better-ammo-and-training-after-terror-attack Fri, 25 Sep 2015 14:54:39 +0200 copenhagen-shooting-police-call-for-better-ammo-and-training-after-terror-attack Six months after some 4,300 volunteer members of the Danish Home Guard were told to disassemble their rifles in the aftermath of the Copenhagen terror attacks, members will once again be allowed to keep functioning weapons at home. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150826/danish-home-guard-to-rearm-following-terror-attack Wed, 26 Aug 2015 10:48:52 +0200 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