Feb 152015
The Philippines on Sunday condemned two shooting incidents in Copenhagen, Denmark that led to the deaths of two civilians and the wounding of five police officers.
In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs also sympathized with the families of the victims in the incident.
“We deplore the two shooting incidents that killed two civilians and injured a total of five police officers in Copenhagen,” it said.
“We sympathize with the families of the victims and support the efforts of the Danish authorities to hold the perpetrator accountable for these reprehensible acts,” it added.
It described the first incident, targeted a free speech event at the Copenhagen Cultural Center, as “clearly an attack against freedom of expression.”
A Reuters report said police had said they believe a man shot dead by officers was responsible for both shootings. — Joel Locsin/JDS, GMA News
