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BREAKING: Copenhagen shooting during debate on Islam
2015-02-14
Sounds like a spray drive-by. Cartoonist Vilks and French ambassador ok, one person killed, three (?) police injured, suspects at large.
[Telegraph] • One killed in shooting at cultural centre
• Three policemen reported injured
• French ambassador to Denmark inside but unharmed
• Meeting about freedom of speech was being held at the time
• Gathering organised by controversial Swedish artist Lars Vilks
• Lars Vilks caricatured Prophet Muhammad in 2007
Posted by:KBK

#14  Second shooting few hours later and a couple blocks away.
Posted by: chris   2015-02-14 20:26  

#13  Silence! I kill you!
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2015-02-14 17:13  

#12  Then maybe they needed to (a) be more alert or (b) gun up. :-(
Posted by: Barbara   2015-02-14 17:11  

#11  That's why 3 police were injured...security was present.
Posted by: Mugsy Glink   2015-02-14 17:01  

#10  They didn't expect this?

They - and the cops - are idiots.

No, don't cancel the "debate" because you're afraid some jihadi might show up to shoot the place up, but have some armed guards/cops there to deal with it when (not if) it happens.

Quit being Pollyannas.
Posted by: Barbara   2015-02-14 15:46  

#9  What would Gallio do?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2015-02-14 14:29  

#8  Harmful Darth: negative not zero.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2015-02-14 14:20  

#7  Well, debate over. Islam is a violent and worthless religion.
Posted by: DarthVader   2015-02-14 14:19  

#6  Far Left BBC "justified" it as against blasphemy rather than an attack on free speech.

They make me sick.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2015-02-14 14:07  

#5  Link to Vilks sketches at # 4.
Posted by: Besoeker   2015-02-14 14:01  

#4  Is this the offending image?
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=vilks+drawings&qpvt=vilks+drawings&qpvt=vilks+drawings&FORM=IGRE

Had to provide a link. I guess no images allowed.
Posted by: jvalentour   2015-02-14 13:57  

#3  16.55 The debate resumed after the shooting, according to one of the organisers.

Helle Merete Brix told TV2 News:

"People actually reacted very calmly, and the meeting continued. We could not get away, so we continued our discussion."
Posted by: KBK    2015-02-14 13:36  

#2  Other reports say 50-200 rounds fire. Aiming is haram.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2015-02-14 13:26  

#1  Somebody commented on the subject of "Islam & Violence"?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2015-02-14 12:38  

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