Danish police arrest several people suspected of planning terror attacks

It comes only two days after the Netherlands announced it raised its terrorism threat level to ‘substantial’

Danish police detained several people on Thursday on suspicion of preparing terrorist attacks.

The arrests were made in coordinated operations across the country, police said.

Authorities haven’t specified the number of arrests, however a press briefing scheduled for 13.00CET is expected to give more details.

Prime minister Mette Frederiksen deemed the facts “extremely serious”, speaking from Brussels, where she’s attending a key EU summit centred around Ukraine’s accession hopes.

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