Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen walked away after an assault by a person in central Copenhagen on Friday and had no outward indicators of hurt, an area resident informed Reuters.
“Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was crushed on Friday afternoon in Copenhagen’s Kultorvet (Pink Sq.) by a person who was subsequently detained. The Prime Minister is shocked by the incident,” her workplace stated in a press release with out giving additional particulars.
Police stated on social media platform X that they’d arrested a person and have been investigating the incident, however declined to provide additional particulars.
“She appeared a bit of burdened,” Soren Kjergaard, who works as a barista within the sq., informed Reuters after watching safety guards escort the prime minister after the assault.
The assault comes two days earlier than Danes go to the polls within the EU elections. Three weeks in the past, Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico was significantly injured in an assassination try.
Danish Atmosphere Minister Magnus Heunicke stated on X: “Mette is of course shocked by the assault. I have to say it shakes all of us who’re near her.”