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 Three leaders of an Iranian Arab separatist group pleaded not guilty to financing and promoting terrorism in Iran with Saudi Arabia's backing, as their trial opened in Denmark on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210430/danish-terror-trial-begins-against-iranian-separatists Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:09:23 +0200 danish-terror-trial-begins-against-iranian-separatists A Moroccan anti-terrorist court on Wednesday confirmed death sentences handed down against three men convicted of beheading two Scandinavian tourists last December, and sentenced a fourth man to be executed. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191031/morocco-death-penalties-confirmed-for-killers-of-scandinavian-hikers Thu, 31 Oct 2019 11:27:20 +0100 morocco-death-penalties-confirmed-for-killers-of-scandinavian-hikers An appeal opens Wednesday in the case of 24 men convicted over the beheadings of two young Scandinavian women on a hiking trip in Morocco's High Atlas mountains last December. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190828/convicts-appeal-in-morocco-case-of-murdered-danish-norwegian-hikers Wed, 28 Aug 2019 12:26:24 +0200 convicts-appeal-in-morocco-case-of-murdered-danish-norwegian-hikers A Moroccan court on Thursday sentenced three suspected jihadists to death for the murders of two Scandinavian women beheaded while on a hiking trip in Morocco. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190718/denmark-norway-morocco-court-condemns-three-to-death-for-killing-scandinavian-hikers Thu, 18 Jul 2019 19:05:41 +0200 denmark-norway-morocco-court-condemns-three-to-death-for-killing-scandinavian-hikers Moroccan prosecutors on Thursday called for the death penalty for the three main jihadist suspects on trial for the brutal murder of two young Scandinavian hikers. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190628/morocco-seeks-death-penalty-for-suspects-accused-of-murdering-scandinavian-hikers Fri, 28 Jun 2019 11:56:57 +0200 morocco-seeks-death-penalty-for-suspects-accused-of-murdering-scandinavian-hikers The alleged leader of a group of jihadists admitted killing one of two Scandinavian hikers in Morocco, and accused his co-defendant of killing the other. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190530/trial-for-murder-of-scandinavian-hikers-restarts-in-morocco Thu, 30 May 2019 18:33:59 +0200 trial-for-murder-of-scandinavian-hikers-restarts-in-morocco A 22-year-old man is to face trial in Aalborg for planning to kill 17 people and for attacking a neighbour. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180824/man-to-be-tried-for-attempted-rape-and-murder-after-danish-police-find-list-with-17-names Fri, 24 Aug 2018 16:23:38 +0200 man-to-be-tried-for-attempted-rape-and-murder-after-danish-police-find-list-with-17-names Peter Madsen showed clear signs of nervousness as he walked through the neoclassical domed door of courtroom 60 in Copenhagen City Court for the verdict. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180425/sketch-how-denmarks-rocket-man-crumpled-as-the-verdict-hit Wed, 25 Apr 2018 19:55:20 +0200 sketch-how-denmarks-rocket-man-crumpled-as-the-verdict-hit A Danish man convicted of raping his daughter had his sentence overturned on Tuesday after a sleeping lay judge prompted a retrial. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161123/dane-acquitted-of-raping-child-after-lay-judge-falls-asleep Wed, 23 Nov 2016 10:31:20 +0100 dane-acquitted-of-raping-child-after-lay-judge-falls-asleep 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 UPDATED: A 25-year-old former refugee was found guilty on Wednesday of three kidnappings and rapes and two additional attempted rapes and will face indefinite imprisonment followed by deportation. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151021/serial-rapist-convicted-in-copenhagen Wed, 21 Oct 2015 14:37:04 +0200 serial-rapist-convicted-in-copenhagen