The Forward by Ole Mikkelsen and Sabina Zawadzki
(Reuters) — The slain suspected terrorist who killed a synagogue guard and a man attending a free speech event was reportedly the son of Palestinian immigrants who was angry over the ongoing conflict with Israel.
Danish media have widely named the gunman as Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein. Reuters could not confirm his identity and police declined to comment. But police records show that a man named El-Hussein was convicted of stabbing a man in the leg on a Copenhagen train in 2013.
Norrebro, where the gunman lived, mixes housing estates and seedy bars with bicycle paths and gardens. However, as house prices in Copenhagen ballooned, many young professionals have also made the area their home and it now hosts trendy music venues and at least one Michelin-starred restaurant…
