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[h=4]Danish intel alerted to Denmark gunman's worrisome behavior[/h]Prison officials alerted Denmark's domestic intelligence agency last year to the suspected gunman in attacks that killed two people and wounded five in Copenhagen over the weekend.
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Thousands hold a candle-lit vigil on Monday to honor the victims of the attacks that took place in Copenhagen over the weekend. (Feb. 16) AP
Hundreds of people gather for a vigil near the cultural club in Copenhagen.(Photo: Michael Probst, AP)
Prison officials alerted Denmark's domestic intelligence agency last year about worrisome behavior of a suspected gunman who killed two people and wounded five in a terrorist attack in Copenhagen over the weekend.
The Danish Security and Intelligence Service, known by its acronym PET, on Tuesday said the report in September didn't give any reason to believe that the 22-year-old gunman was planning an attack.
PET also said it didn't have any intelligence before the shootings at a cultural center and synagogue that an attack was imminent.
Two sources close to the case identified the gunman to the Associated Press as Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein.
One source told the AP that El-Hussein had been in pre-trial detention for a long time but was released two weeks ago. He also said the corrections authority had alerted PET last year after they noticed worrisome changes in El-Hussein's behavior. It isn't clear what that worrisome behavior was.
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Police charge 2 in Copenhagen attacks
Danish police have charged two men with providing and disposing of the weapon used by the gunman and with helping him flee after the attacks.
Michael Juul Eriksen, lawyer for one of the men, said the defendants denied the charges. He said prosecutors had asked a judge to order the men held for four weeks, but the judge agreed to only 10 days. The relatively short period of detention suggests the case against the men is "thin," Juul Eriksen's assistant, Anders Rohde, told AP.
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The neighborhood of the suspected gunman in the Copenhagen shootings is back in the spotlight. Julie Noce reports.
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Police spokesman Joergen Skov said four people were initially detained, but only two were charged.
Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said there was no evidence to indicate the gunman was part of a wider terror cell, AP reported.
The gunman fired multiple shots Saturday through the window of the Krudttoenden cafe, which was hosting an "art, blasphemy and the freedom of expression" event, killing filmmaker Finn Noergaard, 55. He later shot Dan Uzan, 37, a volunteer security guard, in an attack at a synagogue.
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Police kill man believed to be behind Copenhagen shootings
A massive manhunt resulted in a shootout early Sunday near a downtown subway station and the gunman's death.
Police said Sunday that the suspect was born in Denmark, was involved in gang criminal activity and had an interest in militant Islam.
Police also said they suspect he was attempting to copy last month's Paris shootings on the Charlie Hebdo office and a kosher grocery store.
Thousands of people gathered at torch-lit vigils in Denmark on Monday to commemorate the victims of the Copenhagen attacks.
On Tuesday, police cordoned off an area around the café after finding a suspect package, but later said no explosives had been found.
Police said the apparent target of the café shooting was Swedish artist Lars Vilks, 68, who has endured several attempted attacks and death threats since he depicted the founder of Islam as a dog in 2007.
Vilks escaped unharmed after a bodyguard shoved him into the café kitchen when the gunfire erupted.
Contributing: Associated Press
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