Cycling-Tour de France to pay tribute to Copenhagen shooting victims

[July 05, 2022]  DUNKIRK, France (Reuters) - The Tour de France will pay tribute to the victims of the Copenhagen shooting with a minute of applause at the start of the fourth stage in Dunkirk on Tuesday, organisers said. 

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 3 - Vejle to Sonderborg - Denmark - July 3, 2022 General view of the peloton in action during stage 3 REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

"The Danish riders will be aligned at the front of the peloton on the start line," Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) said in a statement.

The Tour de France started from Copenhagen last Friday with three stages in Denmark.

A 22-year-old Danish man has been accused of opening fire on Sunday afternoon on shoppers in the Field's mall a few kilometres south of downtown Copenhagen, killing three people.

He was arrested and charged with manslaughter and intent to kill.

(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Ed Osmond)

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