PICTURED: Danish lone wolf 'jihadi' who was gunned down by police in dramatic standoff after Copenhagen terror shootings which killed film director and Jewish security guard

 

Terror suspect: Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein (pictured) was killed after opening fire on officers

This is the first picture of the terror suspect believed to have killed a film director and Jewish security guard in two attacks in Copenhagen.

Danish-born Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein, 22, was killed after opening fire on officers who had closed down the area surrounding Norrebro metro station at about 5am today.

The man - whom police said is known to them due to past violence, gang-related activities and and possession of weapons - is thought to have killed two people in separate attacks at a free speech event and a synagogue.

Film director Finn Noergaard, 55, was killed yesterday at a cafe. Hours later, 37-year-old security employee Dan Uzan was shot in the head as he stood outside a building belonging to the city's Great Synagogue.

This afternoon two people were led out of an internet cafe in handcuffs as part of the probe.

Earlier, at 5am police closed in on Norrebro station as the suspect emerged with a weapon from an address police were watching.

The man was killed in the street after opening fire on those who had cornered him, his body seen lying on the pavement as forensic teams swooped the scene at dawn.

Asked if the suspect was linked to any known terrorist groups, a police spokesman said: 'We do not have concrete knowledge of him being a traveller to conflict zones.'

At about 4pm yesterday, he is believed to have opened fire on the front of a Krudttonden cafe where Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks was taking part in a debate on free speech.

 

Gunned down: The terror suspect believed to have killed two men in separate shootings in Copenhagen on Valentine's Day was shot dead by police this morning after a dramatic standoff

The man, who has not been named, is thought to be the sole gunman in yesterday's terror attacks. He was killed after opening fire on police officers who had surrounded an address in the Norrebro district (above)

Finn Norgaard, 55, (left) was killed at a free speech debate in a cafe hours before 37-year-old Dan Uzan (right), a basketball player, was shot in the head as he guarded the door of a Bar Mitzvah

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Investigators were seen at the Krudttonden cafe this morning where the gunman fired 200 bullets at crowds attending a freedom of speech event 

Suspect: It is unknown whether the deceased man is the same person as the male suspect pictured in the above photo, which was released by police following the first of two fatal shootings that occurred Saturday

Danish PM lays flowers outside the synagogue in Copenhagen

The 68-year-old has been considered the gunman's intended target having previously drawn the Prophet Mohammed as a dog. 

Mr Vilks, 68, escaped the attack, during which witnesses said the man, who has not yet been named, was shouting in Arabic. 

Mr Norgaard was instead killed in the shooting. Friends and colleagues of the documentary maker told Danish media he was a peaceful person whose work had never focused on Islamic subjects.

Henrik Bo Nielsen, director of the Danish Film Institute, said he was shocked to learn he had been involved in the attack.  

Hours later a man, named by local Jewish communities as Mr Uzan, was shot in the head near the Great Synagogue.

Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt was among those to lay flowers outside the synagogue in Copenhagen this afternoon

Speaking after it was revealed the gunman had been killed by police, Ms Thorning-Schmidt said the country had been 'hit by terror'

Flowers, letters and candles pile up in the streets surrounding the synagogue. A poster of support for the victims of the Charlie Hebdo killing was put up, with witnesses describing chilling similarities between the two atrocities

Rows of flowers line the streets outside the synagogue in Copenhagen where Mr Uzan, described as an 'amazing, amazing man,' was killed 

A woman leaves a heart-shaped message outside the synagogue where the 37-year-old was shot in the head on Valentine's Day

An armed policeman clutches a bouquet of tulips and yellow roses as he patrols the scene near Krudttonden Cafe

He was reportedly working as a security guard at a Bat Mitzvah when the attack took place. 

Rabbi Yair Melchior, a leader of the Copenhagen Jewish community, told Israel’s Army Radio that Uzan, who had served as a security guard at the synagogue had 'saved lives.'

DENMARK'S 'SOFT TOUCH' ON JIHADIS WHO RETURN FROM SYRIA

Rather than face terrorism charges, Danish jihadis who return to the European country from Syria are offered rehabilitation. 

Unlike in Britain, where a handful of terrorism suspects have been detained after flying into the UK from Turkey, the Danish government enrolls citizens in a rehabilitation programme. 

More Danes travelled to Syria last year per head of population than any other European country except from Belgium. 

Thirty per cent hailed from Aarhus, the country's second largest city, where the rehabilitation programme was orchestrated. 

Everyone who returns from war-torn countries is screened and offered treatment for shrapnel wounds as well as psychiatric care for trauma. 

The families of those already in Syria are also given access to Skype. 

It was intended for those who travelled to the Middle East with the intention of helping civilians oppressed by the Assad regime. 

Some of those enrolled in the programme said they would have turned against the government if treated as a criminal. 

Critics however fear the system, allegedly designed in anticipation of the breakdown of ISIS, will be abused.  

'The terrorists didn't go in,' he said. The country's Chief Rabbi described him as 'irreplaceable'. 

'He was a person who was always willing to help. An amazing, amazing guy', said Rabbi Jair Melchior. 

A statement on the Jewish Community in Copenhagen's website revealed the 37-year-old had been working at a young girl's Bat Mitzvah when he was shot in the head.

Around 80 people were inside the building when Mr Uzan was shot in the head. 

Two police officers, who were at the synagogue to provide extra security following the earlier cafe shooting, were shot in the arms and legs. 

They are in a stable condition in hospital, the statement posted Sunday said. 

Mr Uzan, 'a child of the congregation', is understood to have attended Jewish school in the city before obtaining a Masters degree in Economics from the University of Copenhagen.

It is not known whether he was related to the girl whose Bat Mitzvah was being celebrated at the time of the attack.  

A city-wide manhunt was launched after his death as the suspect fled on foot. 

He was killed at around 5am today after opening fire on police officers.

Today, Danish police confirmed they had knowledge of the man's identity and were seen investigating his home on the outskirts of the capital.

The attack may have been inspired by those of Islamic extremists in Paris last month, officials said. 

It is now known whether the Copenhagen shooter had travelled to war zones in the months before his death, a police spokesman said.   

The shootings rocked the city's Jewish community, with scores of mourners arriving at the building where Mr Uzan was working last night to pay their respects