Danish authorities: Shooting at Copenhagen free speech event likely a terror attack

Danish police are looking for two shooters who opened fire on a Copenhagen cafe on Saturday, in what authorities say was likely a terror attack, The Associated Press reports.

The cafe was hosting a free speech event titled, "Art, blasphemy and the freedom of expression," and the meeting was organized by Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who caricatured the Prophet Muhammad in 2007 and has since been the target of a number of threats.

Vilks was reportedly uninjured, but Danish police say one man was killed in the attack, and three police officers who were at the event were shot and injured.

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