An explosion occurred about 500 meters (yards) from Israeli Embassy in Denmark, police said on Monday, coinciding with one year since the establishment of Hamas October 7 attack on Israel.
The explosion came five days after two explosions near the building led to the detention of two Swedish citizens.
Copenhagen Police Inspector Trine Moller said: “We are of course looking into whether there could be a connection with the (earlier) incident at the Israeli embassy.”
“There are no indications that this is the case,” she added, suggesting the explosion was likely caused by gunfire, AFP reported.
The incident comes one year after the October 7 attacks that sparked Israel’s attacks on Gaza and Lebanon and sparked anti-war protests around the world.
Sweden’s Sapo intelligence agency suggested Iran may have been involved in the Oct. 2 explosions in Denmark and the shooting near the Israeli embassy in Stockholm the previous day.
In May, Sapo said Iran was recruiting members of Swedish criminal gangs to carry out “acts of violence” against Israeli and other interests in Sweden, a claim Iran denied.
Last week, Denmark detained three Swedish nationals in connection with the explosions, and on Thursday a Danish court remanded two of them – aged 16 and 19 – in custody for 27 days.
Police in Copenhagen said the third Swede arrested near the crime scene has been released.
