The prime minister was capable of stroll away and had no outward indicators of hurt after the assault, Soren Kjergaard, who works as a barista in central Copenhagen, advised mediapersons after seeing her being escorted away by safety. Police stated the person could be introduced earlier than the Copenhagen Metropolis Court docket for questioning at round 1 p.m. (1100 GMT), however declined to supply extra element.
Neither the police nor the prime minister’s workplace stated something concerning the man’s motive or whether or not he had carried a weapon. The assault comes two days earlier than Danes head to the polls within the European Union election. A month in the past, three German politicians suffered assaults forward of European Parliament and district council elections.
