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Two men charged with aiding Copenhagen gunman: lawyer

Two men were charged on Monday with helping the gunman who killed two people in twin attacks in Copenhagen at the weekend, a lawyer said.
      
"They are not charged with terrorism but they are charged with having helped the perpetrator get rid of a weapon and giving him a hiding place," the lawyer of one of the men, Michael Juul Eriksen, told AFP.
     

Rallies in solidarity with Greece around Europe (Map)

Just a few hours ahead of the critical Eurogroup meeting on Monday, where the Eurozone Finance Minister will be called to decide Greece's future, a wave of solidarity sweeps the continent.

Thousands of citizens will gather today in many European cities to express their support for Greece and protest against austerity.

France passes law to open up Sunday shopping

France's lower house of parliament approved a law on Feb. 14 letting shops open more often on Sundays, the latest measure in the government's pro-growth bill intended to lift the sluggish economy.

The bill will let shops open up to 12 Sundays a year from five currently, provided mayors allow it, workers agree to work voluntarily and are paid double their usual salary.

Copenhagen gunman maybe inspired by Paris attacks: police

 Danish police said on Feb. 15 a gunman killed by officers after two fatal shootings in Copenhagen may have been inspired by last month's Islamist attacks in Paris.
      
The man, believed to be the sole perpetrator of what the Danish prime minister called "a cynical act of terror", was previously known to intelligence services, police said.
      

Copenhagen police believe man shot dead was sole perpetrator of attacks

Copenhagen police said on Feb. 15 they  believe a man shot dead by officers was responsible for two fatal attacks that shocked the normally peaceful Danish capital.
      
The killings, coming little more than a month after bloody Islamist attacks in Paris that left 17 people dead, were described by Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt as "a cynical act of terror".

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