Danish PM ‘shaken but fine’ after Copenhagen street attack

The suspect was remanded in custody until 20 June, Copenhagen Police said on X.

Ms Frederiksen’s office told the AFP news agency she had been taken to a hospital for a check-up after the incident.

Her official schedule for Saturday was cancelled.

In a message on Instagram posted at the weekend, she thanked people for the “many, many, many messages of support and encouragement”, she had received, which she called “incredibly moving”.

“I am saddened and shaken by the incident yesterday, but otherwise I am fine,” she wrote.

She added she now needed “peace and quiet” and to be with her family.

Ms Frederiksen, 46, is leader of Denmark’s Social Democrats, the biggest party in Denmark’s coalition government.

She became prime minister in 2019 after taking over as leader of the centre-left party four years earlier. This made her the youngest prime minister in Danish history.

European leaders have denounced the incident, which came as Danes prepare to head to the polls on Sunday in the European elections.

EU chief Charles Michel said on X that he was “outraged”, while French President Emmanuel Macron called it “unacceptable” and wished the Danish PM a “speedy recovery”.