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Scores attend Copenhagen vigil after fatal shootings

Scores of people have attended a candlelit vigil in Copenhagen tonight following the weekend's fatal shootings.

Two men detained on Sunday by police investigating the two fatal shootings in Copenhagen have been charged with aiding the suspected attacker.

The suspected Copenhagen gunman was a 22-year-old Danish man known to authorities for a history of violence and weapon possession, police have said.

Danish media outlets have identified him as Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein, though police would not confirm the identity.

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Copenhagen gunman 'may have been radicalised in prison'

The gunman behind two deadly shooting attacks in Copenhagen may have become radicalised in prison.

Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein had been in pre-trial detention for a long time but was only released from jail two weeks ago.

However, Danish prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt insisted there are no signs the gunman had any links to a wider terror network.

ITV News reporter Duncan Golestani reports:

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