Danish authorities said they had made several arrests in a coordinated action across the country on suspicion of preparation for an antisemitic terrorist attack.
“For a number of years now, we have seen that there are people living in Denmark who do not wish us well. Who are against our freedom and who are against Danish society, with all that it entails,” Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said. “It is very, very serious and in relation to the Israel-Gaza conflict completely unacceptable for someone to take a conflict from somewhere else in the world into Danish society.”
Israel’s Mossad agency confirmed the report, saying there were “seven terrorists acting in the name of Hamas” arrested in the European country.
Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) has for more than a decade warned against potential attacks, and since 2010 has kept its terrorist alert level at 4 on a scale from 1-5, reflecting a “significant” threat. PET acknowledged in August that the threat toward Denmark had intensified after anti-Islam activists damaged several copies of the Koran over the summer, but said at the time there was no reason to increase the alert to the highest level.
