▁of ▁the ▁H ells ▁Ang els , ▁but ▁members ▁are ▁not ▁required ▁to ▁own ▁a ▁motor cycle ▁or ▁wear ▁a ▁patch . ▁Because ▁of ▁this , ▁and ▁due ▁to ▁high - running ▁ra cial ▁t ensions , ▁they ▁are ▁rec ruit ing ▁much ▁faster ▁than ▁the ▁H ells ▁Ang els ▁in ▁Den mark . ▁A K ▁stands ▁for ▁" Alt id ▁K lar ", ▁which ▁is ▁Dan ish ▁for ▁Always ▁Re ady , ▁and ▁ 8 1 ▁is ▁syn onymous ▁with ▁the ▁letters ▁H A . ▁The ▁gang ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁combat ▁The ▁International ▁Club ▁and ▁other ▁imm igr ant ▁street ▁gang s ▁in ▁a ▁fe ud ▁over ▁the ▁luc r ative ▁illegal ▁hash ish ▁market . ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁they ▁essentially ▁provide ▁mus cle ▁for ▁the ▁H ells ▁Ang els . ▁Police ▁estimate ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁around ▁three ▁hundred ▁members . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Os man ▁N uri ▁Dog an , ▁a ▁ 1 9 - year - old ▁eth nic ▁Turk ▁was ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁by ▁an ▁A K 8 1 ▁member ▁in ▁T ing b jer g . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁on ▁October ▁ 8 , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁shoot - out ▁between ▁A K 8 1 ▁members ▁and ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁imm igr ants ▁in ▁N ør re bro , ▁C open hagen , ▁during ▁which ▁one ▁man ▁was ▁injured . ▁An ▁A K 8 1 ▁man ▁began ▁shooting ▁at ▁a ▁group