COPENHAGEN: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was "hit" by a man on Friday (Jun 7) at a Copenhagen square, her office said, with EU chiefs quickly condemning the attack.
Denmark 's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen gives her Constitution Day speech during the Parliament's celebration of the Constitution in the Landsting Hall in Copenhagen, Denmark , Jun 5, 2024. COPENHAGEN: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was"hit" by a man on Friday at a Copenhagen square, her office said, with EU chiefs quickly condemning the attack.
The incident comes on the heels of a spate of attacks on politicians from across the political spectrum at work or on the campaign trail in Germany ahead of this week'sFico, who survived the assassination attempt, was taken to a hospital in a nearby city after the shooting, where he underwent two lengthy surgeries.
Another witness, Kasper Jorgensen, told newspaper Ekstra Bladet that he had seen the man after he was tackled to the ground, saying that one of what he presumed to be part of the security service had put a knee on the man's back. EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen also condemned what she called a"despicable act which goes against everything we believe and fight for in Europe", in a statement to social media.
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