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Entrance to the Frederiksberg court where the suspected terrorist plotters were interrogated (grundlovsforhørt) for six hours during the evening of 14 December

Shortly after 5 am on 14 December 2023, three people in Denmark were arrested and charged with planning a terrorist attack in Denmark. One other person was simultaneously arrested in the Netherlands, while four others currently remain at large and were charged in absentia. Five out of Denmark's 15 police departments took part in the operation.[a] The three arrested in Denmark, two men and a younger woman, were put before preliminary questioning at around 7 pm.[1] The judge ruled to give the defendants name protection and for the case to take place behind so-called "double closed doors",[2] meaning the public will be restrained from access.[3] The plot has been linked to the Danish gang Loyal to Familia.[4]

The news broke at 10 am when Copenhagen Police and Danish Intelligence Service (Politiets Efterretningstjeneste, PET) published a press release, calling for a press conference to be held at 1 pm due to the arrest of individuals for "suspicion of preparation for a terrorist attack".[5] Before the press confrence, the chairmen of the political parties in the Folketing as well as members of the Jewish community were briefed on the situation,[6] with Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen stating, "This is as serious as it gets".[7] Police increased its presence in the Danish capital Copenhagen with special attention towards Jewish sites.[8] Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that several persons "operat[ing] on behalf of" the Palestinian political and military organisation Hamas were involved in the plot.[9] On the same day, four Hamas members were arrested in Germany as well as a 57-year old man from Rotterdam, the Netherlands. With initial speculation of a potential link, the PET stated that there was no "direct connection" between the three arrests in Denmark and those in Germany, while the 57-year old was "not identical" to the person arrested in the Netherlands in the Danish case.[10]

At least one arrest was carried out in the Aarhus district of Gellerupparken [da], an area on the goverment's ghetto list due to its high Middle Eastern population,[11] although causation to the terror plot remains unknown.[12][13] Coincidentally, a major police evacuation of Aarhus Central Station, the biggest railway station in Jutland, unfolded during the day, sparking initial speculation of causation, but turned out to be non-related.[14][15][16]

Background

In March 2023, the PET released its annual report on the threat of terrorism against Denmark,[17] emphasising the threat of Islamic terrorism, while the Centre for Terror Analysis (Center for Terroranalyse, CTA), stated that the Danish terror threat remained "severe". The day before the arrests, the PET had released another report, stating that the terror threat level had increased due to the outbreak of the Israel–Hamas war in October that year.[18]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ These were the departments of Copenhagen, Vestegnen, East Jutland, Funen and Middle and West Jutland.

References

  1. ^ "Syv mistænkes i sag om planlægning af terrorangreb". www.bt.dk (in Danish). 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  2. ^ Jørgenssen, Steen A.; Benzon, Rane von (14 December 2023). "Dommer lukker dørene: To mænd og en ung kvinde anholdt for terrorplaner - flere er på fri fod". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Ret godt at vide". Domstolsstyrelsen (in Danish). Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Forsker: Første gang bandemiljøet sættes i forbindelse med terror". www.bt.dk (in Danish). 14 December 2023. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Københavns Politi og PET indkalder til pressebriefing om koordineret politiaktion | Nyheder | Københavns Politi". politi.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Mistanke om forberedelse af angreb: Mette Frederiksen kalder terroranholdelser en »uhyre alvorlig sag«". Politiken (in Danish). 14 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Politikerne reagerer på antiterroraktion: "Det her er så alvorligt, som det kan blive"". Altinget.dk. 14 December 2023. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  8. ^ Synnestvedt, Anne Meisner (14 December 2023). "Efter terroraktion sender jødisk forening et brev til sine medlemmer: Vær »agtpågivende« i det offentlige rum". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Israel: Mistænkte med Hamas-bånd var del af terrorplan". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). 14 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Flere anholdt i aktion - mistænkes for at forberede terrorangreb - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 14 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  11. ^ Marcussen, Nikolaj Bjørn (25 July 2022). "»Danmarks skønneste by« blev til »betonslum« og hård ghetto". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Aktioner flere steder i Danmark: Afspærring ophævet i Aarhus | avisendanmark.dk". stiften.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  13. ^ "PET og politiet bekræfter: Tre personer anholdt og sigtet for terror" (in Danish). 14 December 2023. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Bombetrussel førte til afspærring af Banegårdspladsen i Aarhus | Nyheder | Østjyllands Politi". politi.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Politiet hæver afspærringen i Aarhus efter bombetrussel: Intet mistænkeligt fundet". DR (in Danish). 14 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Politiet evakuerer Aarhus Banegård: Mulig bombetrussel". SE og HØR (in Danish). 14 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Ny PET-rapport fremhæver to slags trusler – den ene er ny - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 28 March 2023. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Trusselsbilledet er det alvorligste siden Den Kolde Krig, vurderer FE - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 13 December 2023. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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