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The shooting happened on Sunday at a shopping center in the capital, Copenhagen DenmarkAccording to police, who arrested a 22-year-old Dane as a suspect, there were 3 deaths and three serious injuries.

According to some witnesses the young man Armed with a terrible weaponHe was arrested shortly after police arrived at the shopping center fieldsLocated between the city center and the airport.

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“We know that many people have been injured and now many people have died.”Copenhagen police chief inspector announced. Soren ThomassenDuring a press conference, he did not clarify the exact number of dead.

The reasons behind the attack are still unknown.. Police describe the suspect as a “22-year-old” Danish man. This was stated by the Inspector General of Armed Forces An “act of terrorism” cannot be avoided.

According to him, there was no indication that others participated in the massacre.

A large police presence was deployed around the campus and in other parts of the Danish capital.

The Shooting It happened at 5:30pm local time (3:30pm GMT) and caused a panic. Many had arrived at the venue before British singer Harry Styles’ concert began. In a nearby concert hall. The show was canceled after the shoot.

According to witnesses interviewed by Danish media, The suspect tried to mislead the victims, for example by telling them his gun was fake so they would come closer.

“He was mentally ill enough to chase people, but he didn’t run.”A witness interviewed by public television DR said.

After hearing the first shots, more than a hundred people ran out of the mall. Photos released after the incident.

Others had to stay at the mall. Police asked people who were actually in the building to stay inside.

“All of a sudden we heard shots, I heard ten shots, and we ran as fast as we could to the bathroom,” Isabella, who did not give her last name, told DR. She hid there for two hours.

“People in Panic”

The city’s mayor, Sophie Haystorp Andersen, announced the establishment of a crisis cell.

Streets around the shopping center were blocked by a wide security perimeter and circulation of the subway was suspended, an AFP journalist at the scene confirmed. A helicopter was flying over the area.

Heavily armed police prevented residents from returning to their homes.

“My daughters planned to go [al concierto de] Harry Styles. They called me that someone was shooting. They were in a restaurant when it happened.Hans Christian Stolz, a 53-year-old Swede who took his daughters to the scene, told AFP.

“At first we thought people were running because they saw Harry Styles, then we realized it was people panicking. (…) ran for their lives”Adds his daughter Cassandra.

Some footage showed medics carrying an injured man on a stretcher and mothers comforting their children.

“My team and I are praying for all the victims of the Copenhagen shopping mall shooting. I’m in shock,” the British singer responded on the Snapchat social network.

The last attack Copenhagen On February 14 and 15, 2015, continuous firing at the hands of Islamists resulted in two deaths and five injuries.