Summary The idea behind the show of unity was to "send a powerful statement", says organizer Niddal El-Jabr
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Thousands of people of different faiths have formed a human ring outside the synagogue in Copenhagen where a Jewish security guard was fatally shot last month.
Organizer Niddal El-Jabr says the idea behind the show of unity was to "send a powerful statement" that "Jews should able to have their religion in peace."
Saturday s gathering was inspired by similar symbolic events in Scandinavia in recent weeks. On Feb. 27, Copenhagen s mayor joined a "ring of peace" on the nearby City Hall square. Police then had banned any events outside the synagogue, citing security.
On Feb. 15, Omar El-Hussein killed Dan Uzan, the guard, and Danish filmmaker Finn Noergaard, who was attending a free speech event in Copenhagen, several kilometers away.
