'Shocked and saddened': Tour de France organiser sends condolences after Copenhagen shooting

Several people were killed in the Copenhagen mall shooting

Tour de France
An image from the first stage in Copenhagen, taken on Friday
(Image credit: Getty)

The organisers of the Tour de France released a statement on Sunday night, sending "sincerest condolences" to the victims and families, following a shooting in Copenhagen - where the race began on Friday.

ASO, who organise the Tour de France, said it was "shocked and saddened to hear of what has happened in Copenhagen," after several people were killed in a shopping mall shooting.

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Michelle Arthurs-Brennan