3 Swedes Arrested After Explosions Near Israeli Embassy in Denmark

Published on October 2, 2024

Three young Swedes have been arrested in connection with two explosions near the Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Wednesday. Police in the Danish capital said no one was injured in the incident, adding that the blasts were “likely to have been caused by hand grenades.” Jens Jespersen, a spokesman for the Copenhagen police, said it was unclear whether the Jewish state’s embassy was the intended target of the blasts, which rocked the neighborhood at around 3:20 a.m. local time. Jespersen said the explosions occurred about 100 yards from the embassy, which is located in an area containing many other nations’ embassies....