Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Weapons of war in the streets of Copenhagen

Denmark police probe blasts near Israeli Embassy

Published 8 hours agolast updated 57 minutes ago

Two blasts occurred overnight near the Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen. Police said no one was injured and an investigation was underway. Preliminary investigation suggests that two hand grenades were thrown.

Two blasts occurred near theIsraeli Embassy in  Copenhagen at 3:20 am, Danish police said on Wednesday. 

"It is our preliminary assessment that they were caused by two hand grenades," Jens Jespersen of the Copenhagen police said at a press conference.

Copenhagen police said they arrested three Swedish nationals, aged between 15 and 20, in relation to the two blasts.

According to police, one suspect was arrested near the scene shortly after the explosions, and the other two were detained later at Copenhagen Central Station, which caused temporary suspension of train and metro traffic.

Images published by Danish tabloid Ekstra Bladet showed armed military personnel guarding the building, with the surrounding area cordoned off.

However, it is still unclear if the embassy was the intended target, as the blasts occurred approximately 100 meters from the building.

"It is clear that the Israeli Embassy is in the immediate vicinity and that is naturally also an angle that we look at," Deputy Assistant Commissioner Jakob Hansen told reporters, but he added that it was "too early to say if there is a link" between the blasts and the embassy.


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