Lars Vilks Muhammad drawings controversy

Double terror attack in Denmark leaves two dead; assailant also dead

The man who terrorized Danish capital Copenhagen on Saturday, by opening fire against two targets, a Free Speech event and a Synagogue, killing two people, is dead.

Early on Sunday, the Police identified the suspect near a train station. Realizing what was going on, the man opened fire. The police officers fired back and shot the man dead.

Man Killed in Copenhagen at Event Linked to Muhammad cartoonist

A 40-year-old man was killed in Copenhagen Saturday when  a cafe, the site of a freedom of speech event, came under fire, Danish police said.

The event was organized by Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who had been threatened several times for drawing caricatures of Prophet Muhammad eight years ago.

The unknown assailants have managed to flee in a car after the shooting.