France’s ambassador to Denmark, “it was very long” – Europe1

France's ambassador to Denmark, "it was very long" – Europe1

Europe 1 Patrick Roger Victor DHOLLANDE Monnier Published at 12:30, 15 February 2015 , Modified at 14h21, February 15, 2015

Police before the cultural center of Copenhagen where a shooting took a died Saturday. © CLAUS BJORN LARSEN / AFP

Patrick Roger Victor DHOLLANDE Monnier

Denmark is in shock after the two shootings that left two dead and five injured Saturday in Copenhagen. France’s ambassador to Denmark, François Zimeray, was present at the cultural center, was the target of the first attack. “It happens quite fast, but in reality it was very long,” he says Europe 1 Sunday.

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“O No understands what is happening” . In the first attack Krudttønden cultural center, a man armed with a machine pistol shot dozens of times (as can be heard on a recording of the BBC). Gunshots oriented participants in a debate on Islam and freedom of expression. “We first heard a shot very powerful fire,” said François Zimeray to Europe 1. “And then in a few milliseconds, we understand what is happening. It happens pretty quickly but in reality, c ‘was very long. ” He continued: “I can tell this sequence that lasted a few seconds as if it had lasted a few hours a few hours when you do not have much time to think but you fully understand that we are trying. to kill you. ”

“If the police had not fired, it would have killed.” “We all grounded. At one point, someone said ‘there is an emergency exit there.” We woke up, we ran, “said François Zimeray. “The shooting continued at this time. We secured behind buildings, in a stairwell. And when the shooting stopped, came downstairs in the room and we stayed until the police there we released a few hours later. ” France’s ambassador to Denmark also like to thank the police. “There were police at the entrance of the room. It is the presence of these officers that we must live. If the police did not fire, he would have killed us.”

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“The same shock as Charlie Hebdo ” . “I immediately thought it was the same thing that happened to Charlie Hebdo that happened again,” said the ambassador. “We say that we are past close to death and we looked at her face.” After the impact, François Zimmeray wants quickly recover. “I must now resume my role to express our solidarity with the Danish people and reassure the French community present here in Denmark.”