The target was believed to be the controversial Swedish artist Lars Vilks who had organised the event. He has faced many threats since his controversial cartoons became public and has bodyguards in place.
He and others hid in a cold store during the attack while the rest of the people in the cafe hit the floor. David Cameron has again gone on record to say “Free speech must always be protected” though many British people will call him a hypocrite for that. But free speech is currently under attack from the state and many other sources. The hunt is on Saturday night to catch the gunman. Police believe the shooting was carried out by a lone gunman though obviously he may not have worked entirely alone in the planning and execution of this attack. PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt said after the attack “We feel certain now that it’s a politically motivated attack, and thereby it is a terrorist attack. Our main priority at this stage is to catch the perpetrators and make sure that we find them as soon as possible.” Mail Online Guardian
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