Mediagazer: Shots fired at Copenhagen freedom of speech event organized by Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, famous for caricaturing the Prophet Muhammad (Charlotte Alfred/The Huffington Post)

12:25 PM ET, February 14, 2015

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Shots fired at Copenhagen freedom of speech event organized by Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, famous for caricaturing the Prophet Muhammad — Deadly Shooting At Copenhagen Free Speech Event — COPENHAGEN, Feb 14 (Reuters) - One civilian was killed and three police were wounded on Saturday …

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