In September 2014 , a Danish imam , Mohamad Al-Khaled Samha , at a mosque run by The Islamic Society in Denmark , said in a filmed lecture that the Jews are the " offspring of apes and pigs " . In July 2014 Al-Khaled had stated “ Oh Allah , destroy the Zionist Jews . They are no challenge for you . Count them and kill them to the very last one . Do n’t spare a single one of them . ” On 15 February 2015 , a shooting occurred outside the main synagogue in Copenhagen , and killed a Jewish man ( who had been providing security during a bat mitzvah ) and injured two police officers . Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt laid flowers at the synagogue , and stated " Our thoughts go to the whole of the Jewish community today . They belong in Denmark , they are a strong part of our community . And we will do everything we can to protect the Jewish community in our country . " The synagogue 's Rabbi , Jair Melchior , stated , " Terror is not a reason to move to Israel ... Hopefully the police should do what they do , but our lives have to continue naturally . Terror ’s goal is to change our lives and we wo n’t let it ... We lost a dear member of the community and now we have to continue doing what he did , which was helping to continue regular Jewish lives in Denmark . This is the real answer to this vicious , cruel and cowardly act of terror . " Two months later , a window at a local Kosher-food store was smashed and an anti-Semitic graffiti was scrawled on a wall
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