Terror Attack in Denmark Leaves 1 dead and 3 Wounded after 200 bullets are fired into Copenhagen cafe during an Event

A man, aged 40, has died after masked gunmen Krudttoenden cafe in Copenhagen was sprayed with 200 bullets during a meeting entitled Art, Blasphemy and Freedom of Speech.

It is believed the target was Lars Vilks, the controversial Swedish cartoonist who drew the Prophet Mohammed as a dog. 

The cartoonist was accused of insulting the Prophet Mohammed.

 

Three police officers were also injured in the attack on the cafe, which was hosting a debate on art and freedom of speech when it was targeted. 

 

Francois Zimeray, the French ambassador to Denmark, was at the meeting and compared the attack to the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris last month.

 The attack left two people taken away on stretchers after the attack.