Several people suspected of preparations for terrorist attacks have been arrested, the police in Copenhagen said in a press release. A number of the country’s police circles have contributed to the campaign, says the press release. It does not say how many have been arrested, but the police and Denmark’s security service PET will hold a press conference at 1pm on Thursday about the action. Danmarks Radio has been in contact with a number of police districts in the country on Thursday. The East Jutland Police confirm that there has been an action in Aarhus, without elaborating further. Banegårdspladsen right next to the city’s central station is blocked off on Thursday, and the police write on X that they are investigating a suspicious situation without elaborating on whether it is in connection with the anti-terror operation. In addition, the police in Funen have confirmed that there has been an operation in Odense, without providing further information. The police in Copenhagen will not for the time being comment on where in the capital area actions have taken place. – It is as serious as it can be. Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is currently in Brussels to attend the EU summit. She gave a short statement to journalists on the way into the meeting, in which she repeatedly emphasized the seriousness of the situation. – This is extremely serious. It’s as serious as it gets, she said. Frederiksen believes that Thursday’s events “show the kind of situation Denmark is in”. – There are some who live in Denmark who do not wish us well, who are against our democracy, who are against our freedom and the reality of Danish society with all the good things it entails – freedom, equality between the sexes, she said. High threat level This summer, PET determined that the Koran burnings had intensified the terrorist threat against Denmark, but the official threat level remained at level four out of five. It is described as “serious”. In August, the jihadist network Al Qaeda called for attacks against Denmark and Sweden in retaliation for Koran burnings. Politiken writes that the Defense Intelligence Service (FE) states in a recent report that the threat picture in the country is the most serious since the Cold War, partly as a result of the war between Israel and Hamas. In Brussels, Frederiksen also made a general statement about the security situation in Denmark. – It is absolutely correct that FE and PET have recently expressed that there is a high risk in Denmark. It is very serious, and it is of course – when it comes to Israel/Gaza – completely unacceptable for someone to bring a conflict from another place in the world into Danish society, she said.
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