Danish authorities say they have foiled a planned major terror attack.
Three people were arrested in Denmark and one in the Netherlands during dawn raids on Thursday, police said at a press conference.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the threat was “as serious as it gets”.
Authorities did not immediately disclose details of the alleged plot they say they prevented, saying the investigation was ongoing.
The three people arrested in Denmark will be charged with terror offences, police Ch Insp Flemming Drejer told reporters.
He said an investigation had uncovered a transnational network of people preparing a terror attack, with links to criminal gangs.
Security around Jewish sites will be reinforced and police patrols in Copenhagen made more frequent, he added.
Former Copenhagen Police Dep Insp Jens Moller told TV2 Thursday morning’s raids would have been co-ordinated down to the minute.
Danish intelligence chief Anja Dalgaard-Nielsen said the terror threat was linked to the Israel-Gaza war and burnings of the Quran in Denmark and neighbouring Sweden.
Credit: bbc.com
