Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen attacked by man in Copenhagen, her office says
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was attacked by a man in a Copenhagen square on Friday, her office said, adding that the man had been arrested.
“Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was hit by a man Friday evening on Kultorvet in Copenhagen. The man was subsequently arrested,” the prime minister’s office said in a statement to the AFP news agency, describing Frederiksen as “shocked by the incident.”
No other details were immediately released and it was unclear if Frederiksen was injured.
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