DENMARK’S Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has been attacked on the street in central Copenhagen.
Cops quickly arrested a man as the prime minister was left in a “shocked” condition, say Danish cops and Frederiksen’s office.
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A local barista who was working in the square at the time of the attack said the PM looked “stressed” as she walked away surrounded by security after the chilling assault.
With the extent of Frederiksen’s injuries being unclear at the moment.
The attack took place at Kultorvet – a mainly pedestrian area in the capital – just before 6pm Friday evening.
Her office announced: “Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was beaten on Friday evening at Kultorvet in Copenhagen by a man who was subsequently arrested.
“The Prime Minister is shocked by the incident.”
Two horrified onlookers who saw the attack unfold told local newspaper BT that it was a “hard shove”.
Marie Adrian and Anna Ravn said: “A man came by in the opposite direction and gave her a hard shove on the shoulder, causing her to fall to the side.”
It comes just two days before the polls open in Denmark over the European Union elections.
Frederiksen has been active on the campaign trial for the crunch vote in the last few weeks.
Latvia’s Prime Minister Evika Silina described the attack as “outrageous”.
Silina said on X: “Deeply shocked by the outrageous attack on my colleague and friend, Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen.
“All our thoughts are with you and your loved ones. Wishing you a speedy recovery!”
EU chief Charles Michel labelled the attack “appalling”.
The attack she has suffered tonight is an attack against all of us who believe in a Europe of freedom, tolerance and peace
Pedro Sanchez
The Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez also sent out a message of support for the PM.
He said: “Mette Frederiksen is a committed leader, a wonderful person and a great friend.
“The attack she has suffered tonight is an attack against all of us who believe in a Europe of freedom, tolerance and peace.
“I have just conveyed to her all my support and that of the Spanish citizens in these difficult times. Violence has no place in the EU.”
As the Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri Orpo, “strongly condemned” the assault as he wished Frederiksen “strength during a difficult time”.
Just a few weeks earlier, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot five times in a “politically motivated” assassination attempt.
The pro-Putin prime minister, 59, was gunned down in a bloody attack by a 71-year-old man before being swiftly airlifted to hospital for emergency surgery.
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