Dan Uzan, the security guard killed during the Copenhagen terror attack in February. Photo: Twitter.

Dan Uzan was named ‘Dane of the Year’ (Årets Dansker) on Tuesday for protecting others during the February 14-15 Copenhagen terror attack that cost him his life.

Uzan, 37, was shot outside Copenhagen’s Great Synagogue on Krystalgade in the city centre while working as a volunteer security guard during a bar mitzvah.

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