Danish Police Detain 3 People After Blasts Near Israel Embassy

Published on October 2, 2024

COPENHAGEN—Danish police said on Wednesday they were investigating two explosions likely caused by hand grenades near Israel’s Copenhagen embassy and had detained three young Swedes for questioning. Two of the men were apprehended on a train at Copenhagen’s main railway station while the third man was detained elsewhere in the Danish capital shortly after the blasts, Copenhagen Police Chief Superintendent Jens Jespersen told reporters. Two hand grenades were likely to have caused the explosions which had caused some damage to a building around 100 metres (yards) from the embassy, he added. “We can’t say for sure if the embassy has been or not been the target of these explosions…We are also investigating if they have acted alone, on request or together with others,” Jespersen said....