Attacks in Copenhagen: which are the two victims? – The Obs

Attacks in Copenhagen: which are the two victims? – The Obs

The double attack of Copenhagen, led by one man, made two victims Saturday and Sunday, February 15. Who were they? “L’Observateur” makes the point.

# Finn Nørgaard, 55

According to local media, the first victim is the Danish director Finn Nørgaard. He died in Saturday’s attack Krudttønden cultural center during a debate on art and freedom of expression. A 55-year-old filmmaker has directed several documentaries and feature films.

has worked for the Danish public television from 1989 to 2001 before founding his own company of production.

In his first film as a producer, “ anden vej” (“ Another way”), he followed a group of four young offenders Danish foreign during a pilgrimage to Saint Jacques de Compostela, reports “The World”. Several documentaries he worked addressed the issue of integration.

Finn was someone original, incredibly warm and creative person, “said one of her friends Majken Matzau psychologist, interviewed by the newspaper Danish “Ekstra Bladet” and relayed by “Slate”.

The Danish TV2, said, meanwhile, that the director was on January 7, the day of the attack “Charlie Hebdo” , posted a tribute message to victims:

It is shocking and frightening to see people brave being murdered by Islamic fascists loose “

# Dan Uzan, 37

The second victim is Dan Uzan. This Jewish man, aged 37, who was standing guard on the occasion of a Bar Mitzvah, was mortally wounded in the head in the night Saturday and Sunday before the S ynagogue Copenhagen.

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs says in the Israeli press that Israel his father and his mother Danish.

“He controlled the entry of synagogues and other Jewish buildings in the city for twenty years, and was extremely experienced in the Jewish community,” said community leader Jewish Copenhagen, Dan Rosenberg Asmussen, interviewed by the newspaper “Ynet News.”