REPORT: Danish police say kill suspect in Copenhagen attacks

Danish police shot and killed a man in Copenhagen on Sunday (February 15) they believe was responsible for two deadly attacks at an event promoting freedom of speech and on a synagogue.

Two civilians died in Saturday's (February 14) attacks and five police officers were wounded. 

One man died in the first shooting, in a cafe hosting Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who has been threatened with death for depicting the Prophet Mohammad in cartoons. Another died in an attack on a synagogue close by. 

Danish police launched a massive manhunt with helicopters roaring overhead and an array of armored vehicles on the usually peaceful streets of Copenhagen. 

By 0500 GMT, police said they had fired shots and later confirmed they killed a man in Norrebro, an area in Copenhagen not far from the sites of the two attacks. 

"We assume that it's the same culprit behind both incidents, and we also assume that the culprit that was shot by the police task force on Norrebro station is the person behind both of these assassinations," Chief police inspector Torben Molgaard Jensen told reporters at a briefing.

 He added that a "massive" police presence in the city would continue for a while longer. 

"... there are many loose ends that we have to sort out and therefore we will keep a massive presence here in the capital also in the coming hours," Jensen said.

Police said they considered Vilks, the main speaker, to have been the target. A 55-year-old man died as a result of that shooting, police said early on Sunday.

Hours later, during the night, shots were fired at a synagogue in another part of the city, about a half hour's walk away from the cafe. A man was shot in the head, and was later confirmed to have died. Two police officers were wounded.