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 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 Next month’s People’s Meeting (Folkemødet) on Bornholm is shaping up to be a departure from the cozy and informal affair of years past thanks to an increased police presence and an appearance from Dutch politician Geert Wilders, who plans to deliver a speech critical of Islam. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150514/denmark-geert-wilders-folkemoedet-islam Thu, 14 May 2015 23:27:48 +0200 denmark-geert-wilders-folkemoedet-islam Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who is believed to be the intended target of one of the Copenhagen shootings, says police have told him he can never return to his home in southern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150325/hiding-indefinite-for-shooting-target-vilks Wed, 25 Mar 2015 16:28:37 +0100 hiding-indefinite-for-shooting-target-vilks Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks returned to Copenhagen on Saturday in his first public appearance since surviving a terror attack last month. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150315/lars-vilks-returns-to-copenhagen-for-award-ceremony Sun, 15 Mar 2015 10:10:24 +0100 lars-vilks-returns-to-copenhagen-for-award-ceremony UPDATED: The controversial Swedish artist who was the presumed target of one of the Copenhagen terror attacks last month has had his first public appearance since the shooting cancelled over security concerns. A March 14th event at Christiansborg is still set to move forward. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150304/copenhagen-shooting-lars-vilks-first-talk Wed, 04 Mar 2015 16:10:00 +0100 copenhagen-shooting-lars-vilks-first-talk UPDATED: Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt led hundreds of mourners Wednesday at the funeral of Dan Uzan on Wednesday as it was learned that the weapon used in the weekend attacks was a stolen military rifle. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150218/denmark-buries-jewish-victim-as-security-questions-mount Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:21:00 +0100 denmark-buries-jewish-victim-as-security-questions-mount Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks has been in hiding since the deadly Copenhagen shootings of which he is believed to have been a target. In an interview with The Local Sweden, he talks about whether more should have been done to stop the attack and whether Denmark has become a dangerous place for artists. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150218/lars-vilks-copenhagen-shooting-responsibility Wed, 18 Feb 2015 14:34:00 +0100 lars-vilks-copenhagen-shooting-responsibility Lars Vilks, the Swedish cartoonist believed to have been the target of one of the deadly Copenhagen shootings said Tuesday that Danish police "had not caught onto" new realities following last month's Paris attacks. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150217/danish-police-underestimated-threat-cartoonist Tue, 17 Feb 2015 17:54:00 +0100 danish-police-underestimated-threat-cartoonist People across Denmark gathered on Monday to pay tribute to the victims of this weekend's attacks and show unity in the face of terror. The Local followed the commemorations as they happened. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150216/shots-fired-at-lars-vilks-meeting-in-copenhagen Mon, 16 Feb 2015 18:31:00 +0100 shots-fired-at-lars-vilks-meeting-in-copenhagen Amidst beefed-up security and mixed emotions, Danes begin the process of moving on following two fatal shootings that left the country stunned. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150215/fear-and-defiance-in-copenhagen-after-killings Sun, 15 Feb 2015 21:59:00 +0100 fear-and-defiance-in-copenhagen-after-killings The man who is suspected of having shot two people dead in Copenhagen was 22 years old and born in Denmark, Copenhagen Police said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150215/suspected-gunman-born-and-raised-in-denmark Sun, 15 Feb 2015 20:19:00 +0100 suspected-gunman-born-and-raised-in-denmark It has been a dramatic weekend in Copenhagen. Here is a timeline of events in the terror attack that killed two and injured five. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150215/timeline-of-copenhagen-attacks-terror-into-the-night Sun, 15 Feb 2015 16:07:00 +0100 timeline-of-copenhagen-attacks-terror-into-the-night Man suspected of carrying out shooting attacks in Copenhagen was on the security police's radar prior to the attack, a spokesman said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150215/copenhagen-gunman-maybe-inspired-by-paris-attacks-police Sun, 15 Feb 2015 14:55:00 +0100 copenhagen-gunman-maybe-inspired-by-paris-attacks-police Israeli PM echoes a call he made following Paris attacks and tells Denmark's Jews that "Israel is your home" but Denmark's leading rabbi counters that "terror is not a reason to move to Israel". https://www.thelocal.dk/20150215/netanyahu-urges-danish-jews-to-move-to-israel Sun, 15 Feb 2015 14:35:00 +0100 netanyahu-urges-danish-jews-to-move-to-israel