Two explosions reportedly rocked the vicinity of the Israeli embassy in Denmark as global tensions soar following Iran’s overnight rocket attack.
Danish authorities said Wednesday they were investigating double explosions that occurred around the intersection of Lundevangsvej and Strandagervej in the capital, Copenhagen.
The explosions came as tensions in the Middle East soar, with Iran firing a barrage of nearly 200 ballistic missiles into Israeli territory overnight and the Israeli military now preparing a “significant retaliation” for the shocking attack.
No one was injured in the Copenhagen explosions, which occurred overnight in the “immediate vicinity” of the Israeli embassy, police spokesman Jakob Hansen told reporters.
“No one was injured and we are conducting a preliminary investigation at the scene,” police previously wrote on social media platform X, formerly Twitter.
Two explosions were reportedly heard near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen overnight.
No one was injured following the reported explosions and the building was closed when the explosions occurred.
Ballistic missiles are launched from Iran against Israel and intercepted in the sky. Almost 200 ballistic missiles were launched from Iran against Israel and were intercepted in the skies across the country.
Smoke rises after an Israeli Air Force airstrike on a village in southern Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, as seen from Jish, northern Israel, on October 2.
“It’s too early to say if there is a link” between the explosions and the Israeli embassy, Hansen said.
Writing in X, Israel’s ambassador to Denmark, David Akov, said he was “shocked by the terrible incident near the embassy a few hours ago.”
“We have full confidence in the Danish authorities and the police in their investigation.”
Israel’s Foreign Ministry said the embassy was closed during the explosions and that all its staff are safe.
Police have cordoned off the area where the explosions occurred and are also present at the embassy while conducting investigations.
Police declined to comment on the size of the exhibits or whether any damage had been done to the building, it reports. the place.
“I can only say that no one was hurt,” Hansen said, adding that an “extensive investigative effort” had been launched and is still in an early phase.
Police are expected to remain at the scene for much of the day.
“The explosions are obviously alarming to residents in the area, whether here or anywhere else in the country,” Hansen said.
“That’s why we want to increase our presence and be visible to residents who may be feeling anxious about something like this.”
Israel’s embassy is among several foreign missions, including Iran, Thailand, Turkey and Romania, which are clustered in the exclusive suburb of Hellerup, north of the Danish capital.
The incident in Copenhagen comes after alleged shots were fired at the Israeli embassy in Stockholm last night, according to local channel TV4 Nyheterna.
Police work outside the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 1, after an alleged shooting near the embassy.
According to local media TV4 Nyheterna, a loud bang was heard near the Israeli embassy.
Police forensic examiners work in front of the Israeli embassy in Stockholm
Officers were called to the Stockholm embassy at around 6pm after a loud bang was reported.
Police later confirmed that evidence found at the scene indicated the building had been hit by gunfire.
No one was injured and no arrests were made.
The incidents came after Iran launched a rocket attack on Israel last night, with its military now vowing to make Iran “pay.”
Reports suggest that Israel, which has vowed to strike “powerfully” in response to Iran, could attack the country’s oil facilities.
Israel’s ongoing military operations have continued uninterrupted: at least five airstrikes hit the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, early this morning.
And Israeli strikes killed at least 32 people in southern Gaza overnight as the army launched ground operations in the hard-hit town of Khan Younis.
Israel has continued to strike what it says are militant targets across Gaza nearly a year after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack sparked the war, even as attention has shifted to Lebanon and rising tensions with Iran.
In a major escalation by Iran, 181 missiles began falling on Israel on Tuesday night, and some rockets dramatically exploded into bright orange flames near Tel Aviv as air raid sirens sounded.
It sparked celebrations in the streets of Tehran.
But Israel’s vaunted air defense systems held firm against Iranian bombing raids, fired in revenge for Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign against Tehran’s allies Hezbollah in Lebanon, including the assassination of its leader last week.
The falling projectiles burned like comets against the night sky after being intercepted by Israel’s “Iron Dome.”
