Danish police apprehend three individuals after blasts near Israeli embassy

Danish police said on Wednesday they had apprehended three individuals in connection with the investigation into two blasts near Israel’s embassy in Copenhagen.

Police in Copenhagen said two predawn explosions took place on Wednesday near the city’s Israeli Embassy, prompting a nearby Jewish school to close for the day.

Police said no one had been injured and that they are still trying to establish whether there was a link between the blasts at around 3:20 am and the Israeli diplomatic mission. There are several other embassies in the area.

Copenhagen’s Jewish school, Carolineskolen, is just down the street from the embassy, and was already due to remain closed on Thursday and Friday for the Jewish New Year holidays.

Extra security will now be established around Copenhagen’s main synagogue, Jewish community leaders said in a statement. Community chairman Henrik Goldstein wrote that he “would like to encourage people to be aware when moving in public spaces”.

“Be critical of what you hear on social media and rumours,” he wrote. “There is no reason to refrain from participating in Jewish life.”

Israel embassy in Sweden target of shooting

Meanwhile, Swedish police said Wednesday that a shooting had occurred at the Israeli embassy in Stockholm the day before, adding that no one was hurt and that an investigation had been opened.

Police said they were alerted that “a bang” had been heard on a street near the embassy in central Stockholm just before 6pm (1600 GMT) on Tuesday.

“We’ve made finds that indicate a shooting at Israel’s embassy, but we don’t want to disclose exactly what finds have been made since there is an ongoing investigation,” Rebecca Landberg, press officer at Stockholm police