Copenhagen attack: two men charged with aiding gunman

Alleged accomplices charged with sheltering suspect and disposing of his weapon after weekend attacks

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Danish police have charged two people with aiding the main suspect in the Copenhagen shootings that killed two people at the weekend.

The suspected gunman, a Danish national named by Danish media as Omar El-Hussein, was shot dead by police after he attacked a free speech debate in a cafe and a nearby synagogue.

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