Danish police arrest three people after explosion near Israeli embassy

Copenhagen Police Chief Jens Jespersen told reporters that two men were detained on a train at Copenhagen's main railway station while a third man was detained elsewhere in the Danish capital shortly after the explosion.

He added that two grenades were likely responsible for the explosion, which damaged a building about 100 meters from the Israeli Embassy.

"We cannot be sure whether the embassy was the target of these explosions… We are also investigating whether they acted alone, on request or together with others," Jespersen said.

He declined to say how the three men, aged between 15 and 20, were involved in the incident but said police expected to file preliminary charges against two of them for illegal possession of weapons.

Police investigate two explosions near the Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, on October 2. Photo: Emil Nicolai Helms

Earlier, a Danish police spokesman said no casualties had been reported. An area around the embassy was cordoned off and armed Danish troops were standing guard, while investigators in protective gear were combing the scene for evidence.

The blast came amid heightened tensions in the Middle East after Iran launched a major missile attack on Israel. Israel, which is battling Hezbollah in Lebanon, vowed to retaliate, raising fears of a wider conflict.

Carolineskolen, a Jewish school located near the embassy in the Danish capital, was closed on October 2 due to its proximity to the crime scene, according to a spokesman for the Jewish Community of Denmark.

In January this year, Stockholm police's bomb disposal squad defused a "dangerous object" outside the Israeli Embassy building in the country.

Ngoc Anh (according to Reuters)

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/canh-sat-dan-mach-bat-giu-ba-nguoi-sau-hai-vu-no-gan-dai-su-quan-israel-post314923.html