The man suspected of killing two people in shootings in Copenhagen has been identified by Danish media.
Tabloid Ekstra-Bladet says 22-year-old Omar El-Hussein was released from jail only two weeks ago after serving time for aggravated assault.
Police have not confirmed the name but earlier on Sunday identified the suspect, killed in a pre-dawn shootout, as a man aged 22 with a criminal record.
They said also he had had a history of assault and weapons offences and links to gangs.
Copenhagen, one of the safest capitals of the world, was in a state of shock after the two killings, one at a meeting on the freedom of speech, another at a synagogue.
El-Hussein was wanted by police in November 2013 for stabbing a fellow passenger on a train, according to Ekstra-Bladet.
This was corroborated by a law enforcement statement describing an incident in which a man identified as Omar El-Hussein had stabbed a train passenger repeatedly with "a big knife".
Police said they were investigating whether the gunman had received help or travelled to conflict zones such as Syria and Iraq.
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