COPENHAGEN: Police in Denmark and Sweden stated on Wednesday (Oct 2) they have been probing assaults round Israeli embassies of their capitals which befell as Center East tensions spiral.
In Denmark, police stated three folks had been arrested after twin blasts have been reported within the “speedy proximity” of the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen within the early hours of Wednesday.
“Two males have been arrested on a practice at Copenhagen Central Station. As well as, earlier within the day we arrested a person elsewhere in Copenhagen,” police stated in a submit on the X social media platform.
Swedish police confirmed that the Israeli embassy in Stockholm had been focused in a capturing on Tuesday simply earlier than 6pm.
No accidents have been reported in both incident.
“It is too early to say if there’s a hyperlink” between the blasts and the Israeli embassy, Danish police spokesman Jakob Hansen stated of the Copenhagen incidents.
By mid-morning, the realm in Copenhagen was cordoned off and police have been working on the scene, an AFP correspondent noticed.
Denmark’s intelligence service, PET, stated it was monitoring occasions “intently” and aiding the police investigation.
“We’re additionally in dialogue with the Israeli embassy about safety, and are continually assessing the dimensions of the safety measures already applied in relation to numerous Jewish places,” PET stated in a press release to AFP.
Writing on X, Israel’s ambassador to Denmark David Akov stated he was “shocked by the appalling incident close to the embassy just a few hours in the past.”
