Today is 10 years from Copenhagen terrorist attack

On February 14 and 15, the last terrorist attack took place in Denmark. Another episode occurred in 2022, but in that case, there was no political motive behind it

The 22-year old Danish man with Jordan origins Omar El-Hussein was the perpetrator of the attack

Christoffer Friis Christensen

Feb 14, 2025

Friday the 14th of February 2025 holds the sad title of being the 10th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack in recent Danish history. With radical Islamic ideology as a motive, the 22-year-old Omar El-Hussein started his rampage in the afternoon of the 14th and was on the loose until the early hours of the […]

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The 22-year old Danish man with Jordan origins Omar El-Hussein was the perpetrator of the attack

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