IS group claims gun attack in Danish drug neighbourhood, police deny it

Danish police say they have no evidence that a gun attack in a Copenhagen suburb known for its hashish trade was ordered by the Islamic State group.

Danish police say they have no evidence that a gun attack in a Copenhagen suburb known for its hashish trade was ordered by the Islamic State group.

The Islamic State claimed last week’s attack in a Danish area known for drug trade. Police however say there is no evidence to support their claim. (Representative Photo/Reuters)

The IS-affiliated Aamaq news agency posted a statement on Friday saying that the attacker was “a soldier of the Islamic State who carried out the operation in response to calls to target coalition states”.

But Copenhagen police officer Michael Anderson said that they didn’t think “it was an attack ordered by Islamic State”. He declined to comment any further.

On Thursday, Danish police wounded a gunman accused of shooting two officers and a bystander during a drug raid. Police identified him as Mesa Hodzic, a Danish citizen who “apparently” sympathised with Islamic extremists, but said they didn’t believe this influenced the shooting.