An ex-gang leader was shot dead in Denmark at the launch of his tell-all book about the criminal underworld

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• Former gang leader Nedim Yasar was shot and killed as he left the launch of his new book in Copenhagen on Monday.
• Yasar's book promised a deep look at the country's criminal underworld and his account of how he left a life of crime.
• Yasar led a notorious gang linked to the drug trade, police said, but the country's justice minister said Yasar had become a "man who with all his heart wanted to create a new life."
• He reported last year that he was the victim of an attempted assault.

A former Danish gang leader was shot dead as he left the launch of his tell-all book about the country's underworld and how he left it behind.

Nedim Yasar, 31, was targeted as he left the book launch in Copenhagen, Denmark's capital, on Monday, Copenhagen Police said in a statement.

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