Two men have been arrested as part of an investigation after explosions occurred this Wednesday morning near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen.
The police of Copenhagen announced that two explosions took place before dawn on Wednesday near the Israeli embassy, prompting the closure of a nearby Jewish school for the day.
The police announced that they had arrested three people in connection with these two explosions. “Two men were arrested on a train at Copenhagen Central Station. Additionally, earlier today we arrested a man elsewhere in Copenhagen,” police said in a message on X. The Israeli Ministry of Affairs Foreigners said no one was injured in the explosions and no damage was caused to the building.
Heavily armed officers, sniffer dogs and forensic teams were seen inspecting the cordoned off area.
Copenhagen’s Jewish school, Carolineskolen, is just down the street from the embassy and was already scheduled to remain closed Thursday and Friday for the Jewish New Year holiday.
Additional security measures will now be put in place around Copenhagen’s main synagogue, Jewish community leaders said in a statement. Community President Henrik Goldstein wrote that he “would like to encourage people to be careful when moving through public spaces.”
“Be critical of what you hear on social media and rumors,” he wrote. “There is no reason to refrain from participating in Jewish life.
Police declined to give details on the intensity of the explosions or what damage they may have caused, but Danish Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard told broadcaster TV2 that the incident was “intrinsically serious”while specifying that it was too early to speculate on possible motivations.
On Tuesday evening, the area around the Israeli embassy in Stockholm was also closed following a loud detonation. Police later announced that findings at the scene indicated that the embassy had been hit by bullets. No one has yet been arrested.