Danish security police are investigating a suspected failed terrorist attack in the capital, following the capture of a man Friday shortly after an explosion in a hotel in the city. Security alerts throughout the country were increased on Saturday.
The Danish chief police inspector Jörn Aabye said at a press briefing on Saturday morning that the possibility that the motive was terrorism cannot be excluded, and the identity of the suspect arrested after the explosion in Hotel Jorgensen has not yet been revealed.
“It is too early to say whether this is a terrorist related crime or other serious crime, but there are circumstances that indicate a failed terror attack,” said Jakob Scharf, head of the Danish Security and Intelligence Service in a press release.
The suspected bomber was captured in the H.C. Orsted Park while trying to flee after the explosion in the basement of nearby Hotel Jorgensen, where he has been living. He had explosives strapped around his waist. Bomb squad police used a robot to remove the bomb and disarmed it.
The suspect is a man of European or North African origin. The police found two passports and a gun in his belongings. He speaks English, but is unwilling to co-operate. He was injured in the explosion that he, most probably, has caused, Danish police chief Aabye told reporters.
A massive investigation is ongoing and a series of measures to protect potential terrorist targets and strengthen police vigilance against suspicious circumstances has been imposed.
The Danish chief police inspector Jörn Aabye said at a press briefing on Saturday morning that the possibility that the motive was terrorism cannot be excluded, and the identity of the suspect arrested after the explosion in Hotel Jorgensen has not yet been revealed.
“It is too early to say whether this is a terrorist related crime or other serious crime, but there are circumstances that indicate a failed terror attack,” said Jakob Scharf, head of the Danish Security and Intelligence Service in a press release.
The suspected bomber was captured in the H.C. Orsted Park while trying to flee after the explosion in the basement of nearby Hotel Jorgensen, where he has been living. He had explosives strapped around his waist. Bomb squad police used a robot to remove the bomb and disarmed it.
The suspect is a man of European or North African origin. The police found two passports and a gun in his belongings. He speaks English, but is unwilling to co-operate. He was injured in the explosion that he, most probably, has caused, Danish police chief Aabye told reporters.
A massive investigation is ongoing and a series of measures to protect potential terrorist targets and strengthen police vigilance against suspicious circumstances has been imposed.
