Monkey in the Middle: Israelis Shot by Palestinians in Denmark

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Israelis Shot by Palestinians in Denmark

Cross-posted by Maggie at Maggie's Notebook

Two were injured when shots were fired New Year's Eve in the large shopping mall, Rosengårdscentret Center. (Foto: Vms-foto.dk) (Photo: VMS foto.dk)

PA Arab Terrorists Attack Israelis in Denmark, Two Wounded
IsraelNationalNews, December 31, 2008

(IsraelNN.com) Palestinian Authority Arab terrorists attacked a group of young Israelis at a stand in a Danish mall early Wednesday evening.
Local police said the attack took place at approximately 3:20 p.m. at the Rosengirdscentret Center, one of the largest shopping centers in the city of Odense, located about 200 kilometers from Copenhagen.

According to Foreign Ministry spokesman Yossi Levi, an undetermined number of Palestinian Authority gunmen approached the group of young Israelis at a "basta", or stand which sells Dead Sea products and other items from Israel and opened fire "with guns or rifles."
It was not clear how many terrorists, and how many Israelis were involved in the attack. Two Israelis were wounded, one in the leg and the other in the shoulder. "As far as we know, there is no danger to their lives," Levi said, "but we do not know their names or other details at this time."

Another account in Haaretz declines to tag the shooters as Palestinian, but does report that the injured "had been harassed by a group of youths in recent days," and a witness claims that "a man shouted something in another language and opened fire." This report says that the shooter escaped in a dark vehicle.

Ekstra Bladet reports 15 shots fired:

The crisis in the Middle East apparently moved to Denmark when two people were injured, since shortly after 15 shots were fired in Rosengårdscentret Center in [Odense] according to police.

WeaselZippers provides this video of a pro-Palestinian protest in front of the Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen: