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. The man was arrested.

“Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was hit by a man on Friday evening at Kultorvet in Copenhagen. The man was subsequently arrested,” said a statement from the Prime Minister’s office to the AFP news agency. Frederiksen was “shocked by the incident.”

Further details were not immediately disclosed and it was unclear whether Frederiksen was injured.

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