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British, Danish PMs discuss Copenhagen shootings over phone

Xinhua, February 17, 2015 Adjust font size:

British Prime Minister David Cameron and his Danish counterpart Helle Thorning-Schmidt on Monday discussed recent shooting attacks in Copenhagen over phone, highlighting the need for closer cooperation to tackle terrorism.

The two leaders "agreed on the importance of the UK and Danish authorities continuing to work together to tackle the threat posed by Islamist extremism, including the close co-operation between our intelligence agencies," a Downing Street spokesperson said following the phone call.

They also agreed that the shootings in Copenhagen "reinforced the case for even closer international cooperation to tackle terrorism," including cracking down on the trafficking of illegal firearms and exchanging passenger name records.

Cameron made the phone call to Thorning-Schmidt "to personally offer his condolences and to offer the UK's support at this difficult time," the spokesperson added.

Two shootings occurred in the Danish capital Copenhagen on Saturday, which killed two civilians and injured five policemen, said local police authority. The first of the two attacks occurred Saturday afternoon during a seminar at a cultural center Krudttoenden, where a man was killed and three police officers were injured.

The second shooting took place late Saturday night near Copenhagen's Norreport Station, where a young Jew was shot dead in the head and two police officers shot in the arm and leg. Enditem