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Several dead after horror shooting at Copenhagen shopping centre
Several people are dead after a gunman opened fire at a shopping centre in Copenhagen
A mass shooting incident in one of Denmark’s largest shopping centres has left several people dead and others injured.
A 22-year-old Danish man has been arrested, with police refusing to rule out the attack being an act of terrorism.
Authorities arrived at Field’s mall in the Danish capital late on Sunday afternoon local time, as people were told to stay put and wait for assistance.
Local media has published images of terrified shoppers running for safety, with eyewitnesses describing panic as gunfire echoed through the shopping centre.
Singer Harry Styles was due to perform in the city, but the concert has been cancelled. Attendees have asked to leave Copenhagen’s Royal Arena.
The multi-storey shopping mall where the attack occurred is around 5 kilometres south of downtown Copenhagen.
