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Thousands form human ring around Denmark synagogue

Danish people of Muslim, Jewish and Christian faith form a peace ring around a synagogue in Copenhagen on March 14, 2015. (AP Photo)

Thousands of people have formed a human chain around a synagogue in the Danish capital Copenhagen where a Jewish security guard was killed last month.

The Muslim organizer of Saturday’s show of solidarity, Niddal El-Jabr, said that the Jewish people “should be able to practice their religion in peace.”

The event was inspired by a similar event on February 27, when Copenhagen's mayor, Frank Jensen, took part in a "ring of peace" at the nearby City Hall square.

On February 15, one of the synagogues' security guards, Dan Uzan, was shot and killed by gunman Omar El-Hussein after he fatally wounded Danish filmmaker Finn Norgaard at a rally in Copenhagen.

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