Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was beaten by a man in the street in Copenhagen. The attacker was arrested. Politicians in the country and the EU reacted with shock.
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was attacked in Copenhagen. This was reported by several Danish media outlets, citing the Prime Minister’s office. According to the report, the Danish head of government was beaten by a man in a square in the capital Copenhagen. The attacker has been arrested.
Frederiksen was “shocked by the incident,” her office said. The police initially only confirmed an incident in connection with the head of government, without giving any details. One person was arrested and the incident is being investigated. No further information will be given for the time being, the police said on the online service X.
The Reuters news agency reported, citing witnesses, that Frederiksen showed no external signs of injury.
“In a democracy you use words. Not violence”
The Danish broadcaster DR quoted the Danish Environment Minister Magnus Heunicke, who expressed his shock at the attack on the online platform X. Everyone close to Frederiksen was shocked, wrote Heunicke. “In a democracy you use words. Not violence,” warned Transport Minister Trine Bramsen, while Economics Minister Morten Bødskov described the incident as “completely crazy” and “terrible.”
EU Council President Charles Michel condemned the “cowardly act of aggression” in a statement at X. EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola spoke of an “outrageous” attack and stressed that violence has no place in politics.