https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Friday marks a decade since deadly shootings in Copenhagen by a radical Islamist shooter which claimed two lives. Heightened security directly resulting from the attack can still be seen today. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250214/armed-police-still-present-on-copenhagens-krystalgade-a-decade-on-from-infamous-terror-attack Fri, 14 Feb 2025 18:42:21 +0100 armed-police-still-present-on-copenhagens-krystalgade-a-decade-on-from-infamous-terror-attack A 29-year-old man from Ishøj has been charged with promoting a terror organisation called ‘Terrorgram’ via the encrypted messaging service Telegram. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241210/man-charged-in-denmark-for-promoting-far-right-terror-on-telegram Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:35:03 +0100 man-charged-in-denmark-for-promoting-far-right-terror-on-telegram A Russian national who was arrested six months ago in connection with a threat against Billund Airport has been charged for possession of explosives. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241031/denmark-charges-russian-over-bomb-threat-at-billund-airport Thu, 31 Oct 2024 22:59:13 +0100 denmark-charges-russian-over-bomb-threat-at-billund-airport Denmark’s police intelligence service PET says it is ‘concerned’ about instances in which an organised crime group has been linked to terror cases, but says it is too early to say whether a broader trend has emerged. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240911/danish-intelligence-services-concerned-over-links-between-gangs-and-terror Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:34:10 +0200 danish-intelligence-services-concerned-over-links-between-gangs-and-terror The terror threat in Denmark has worsened since the war between Hamas and Israel began in October last year due to an increased risk of radicalisation, according to an expert. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240118/denmarks-terror-threat-heightened-by-israel-hamas-war-and-radicalisation-risk Thu, 18 Jan 2024 11:56:14 +0100 denmarks-terror-threat-heightened-by-israel-hamas-war-and-radicalisation-risk December’s raids by Danish police and security services, in which three arrests were made in Denmark and one in the Netherlands, have connections to the militant Palestinian group Hamas, according to Danish media reports. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240112/danish-police-link-suspected-terror-plan-to-hamas Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:55:00 +0100 danish-police-link-suspected-terror-plan-to-hamas Police in Denmark have made several arrests in response to a suspected planned terror attack, and two suspects have been remanded in custody by Frederiksberg District Court. Here’s what we know so far. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231214/overview-what-we-know-so-far-about-police-anti-terror-action-in-denmark Thu, 14 Dec 2023 13:33:44 +0100 overview-what-we-know-so-far-about-police-anti-terror-action-in-denmark Danish prosecutors have charged a 26-year-old man for 'publicly expressing approval of a terror crime', in a case related to Hamas' October attack on Israel, while announcing that they are dropping three other cases. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231218/danish-prosecutors-charge-man-for-publically-approving-hamas-terror-attack Mon, 18 Dec 2023 14:27:46 +0100 danish-prosecutors-charge-man-for-publically-approving-hamas-terror-attack Soldiers from the Danish Defence Command (FKO) were deployed in Copenhagen on Saturday morning after a wave of anti-terror arrests were made earlier in the week. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231216/danish-armed-forces-deployed-in-copenhagen-amid-security-threat Sat, 16 Dec 2023 16:03:59 +0100 danish-armed-forces-deployed-in-copenhagen-amid-security-threat Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen described three terror-related arrests made by police across Denmark on Thursday as “as serious as it gets”. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231214/danish-police-make-arrests-over-very-serious-suspected-terror-plans Thu, 14 Dec 2023 13:04:54 +0100 danish-police-make-arrests-over-very-serious-suspected-terror-plans A major police action on Thursday morning resulted in three arrests in Denmark, while a related arrested was made by police in The Netherlands. The three arrested persons in Denmark will face preliminary terrorism charges. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231214/danish-police-arrest-three-in-major-police-anti-terror-raid Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:02:08 +0100 danish-police-arrest-three-in-major-police-anti-terror-raid Abdesalem Lassoued, the suspected perpetrator of the Brussels terror attack, said in a video that he had 'killed three Swedes' as 'revenge in the name of Muslims'. Why would Swedish citizens be terror targets and how does it affect Denmark given similarities between the countries? https://www.thelocal.dk/20231017/what-do-terror-attacks-against-swedes-mean-for-denmark Tue, 17 Oct 2023 17:20:59 +0200 what-do-terror-attacks-against-swedes-mean-for-denmark Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen issued a statement in support of neighbouring Sweden after a terror attack in Brussels cost two Swedish nationals their lives on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231017/denmark-stands-shoulder-to-shoulder-with-sweden-after-terror-attack-pm Tue, 17 Oct 2023 12:37:03 +0200 denmark-stands-shoulder-to-shoulder-with-sweden-after-terror-attack-pm A 26-year-old Danish mother of three was on Thursday sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of promoting terror organisation Islamic State (Isis) in Afghanistan. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231012/danish-court-finds-woman-guilty-of-promoting-terrorism Thu, 12 Oct 2023 14:50:34 +0200 danish-court-finds-woman-guilty-of-promoting-terrorism Denmark’s police intelligence service PET has not raised its rating of the terror threat against the country despite neighbouring Sweden taking the decision to raise its own level. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230817/why-has-denmark-not-raised-terror-threat-level-like-sweden Thu, 17 Aug 2023 18:22:02 +0200 why-has-denmark-not-raised-terror-threat-level-like-sweden The terror organisation al-Qaida has urged its supporters to carry out terror attacks on Sweden and Denmark in revenge of a series of Quran burnings in the two countries. But a senior Swedish researcher downplayed the threat. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230815/al-qaida-calls-for-revenge-attacks-on-sweden-and-denmark Tue, 15 Aug 2023 13:13:22 +0200 al-qaida-calls-for-revenge-attacks-on-sweden-and-denmark The district court in Danish town Holbæk on Thursday sentenced a 16-year-old boy to five and a half years in prison after he was found guilty of trying to recruit a friend to a Neo-Nazi organisation. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230511/danish-court-gives-16-year-old-five-years-in-prison-after-terror-conviction Thu, 11 May 2023 18:18:02 +0200 danish-court-gives-16-year-old-five-years-in-prison-after-terror-conviction Sweden is the target of an increased number of threats against the country following far-right activist Rasmus Paludan's burning of the Quran in Stockholm according to Säpo, the Swedish Security Service. Paludan has also recently burned the Quran at demonstrations in Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230208/swedish-security-service-warns-of-increased-terror-threats-after-quran-burnings Wed, 08 Feb 2023 12:33:43 +0100 swedish-security-service-warns-of-increased-terror-threats-after-quran-burnings A 35-year-old Danish woman was sentenced on Friday to three years in prison for entering Syria and promoting the Islamic State (IS) group's activities, prosecutors in Denmark said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221119/denmark-jails-is-wife-for-three-years Sat, 19 Nov 2022 13:03:42 +0100 denmark-jails-is-wife-for-three-years Danish prosecutors on Monday charged two men and one woman for acquiring guns and chemicals for explosives believed to be intended for a "terror attack". https://www.thelocal.dk/20220621/denmark-charges-three-for-planning-terror-plot Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:06:48 +0200 denmark-charges-three-for-planning-terror-plot