COPENHAGEN, June 8 – 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.
The Danish prime minister’s office said in a statement to AFP that Frederiksen was “shocked by the incident”, but did not provide further details.
“Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was hit by a man Friday evening on Kultorvet in Copenhagen. The man was subsequently arrested,” the statement said.
Two witnesses, Marie Adrian and Anna Ravn, told newspaper BT that they had seen Frederiksen arrive at the square while they were sitting by a nearby fountain just before 6pm (1600 GMT).
“A man came by in the opposite direction and gave her a hard shove on the shoulder, causing her to fall to the side,” the two women told the newspaper.
They added that while it was a “strong push”, Frederiksen did not hit the ground.
According to the witnesses, the prime minister then sat down at a nearby cafe.
They described the man as tall and slim, and said he had tried to hurry away but had not got far before being grabbed and pushed to the ground by men in suits.
