Denmark’s prime minister assaulted in central Copenhagen, man arrested

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Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was assaulted by a man in central Copenhagen and a man has been arrested over the attack.

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was assaulted by a man on a square in the capital of Copenhagen, the state news agency Ritzau reported Friday.

The prime minister was said to be “shocked,” but a witness said she was able to walk away and had no outward signs of harm.“Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was beaten on Friday evening at Kultorvet in Copenhagen by a man who was subsequently arrested. The prime minister is shocked by the incident,” her office said in a statement, without giving further detail.

“She seemed a little stressed,” Soren Kjergaard, who works as a barista on the square, told Reuters after seeing the prime minister being escorted away by security following the assault.

 

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