Men charged over Copenhagen attacks
Danish police have accused two men of helping the gunman who murdered two people in separate attacks in Copenhagen.
The suspected gunman, named by Danish media as Omar El-Hussein, was shot dead by police after he attacked a free speech debate and a synagogue.
A film director and a synagogue guard were killed and five people wounded.
The two men are charged with providing and disposing of the weapon, as well as with helping the gunman to hide.
A defence lawyer said the men deny the charges.
Security has been tightened in Copenhagen after the attacks
The suspects, who have not been named, were due to appear before a custody hearing on Monday.
The man believed to have carried out Saturday's attacks was known to police and had convictions for violent offences and dealing in weapons.
- Saturday afternoon: gunman attacks free-speech debate hosted by controversial cartoonist Lars Vilks
- One man killed, three police injured
- Gunman flees by car - suspected vehicle later found abandoned
- Gunman calls taxi to take him to address in Norrebro district
- Police use information from taxi driver to identify address and release CCTV images
- After midnight on Sunday: gunman opens fire outside a Copenhagen synagogue, killing a Jewish man and wounding two police
- 03:50 GMT Sunday: Police keeping Norrebro address under observation come under fire from a man
- They fire back, shooting him dead
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