COPENHAGEN: Danish police arrested a 32-year old man on Friday after he had entered the grounds of the Iranian embassy in Copen­hagen carrying a knife.

The man, an Iranian citizen, had been stopped by an employee before entering the embassy building, police said.

He will have a court hearing at Copenhagen city court on Saturday and will be charged with two counts of vandalism, for violence, and for breaching a section of the penal code that deals with crimes against people with diplomatic status.

Iranian state media quoted Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian as saying: “It is unfortunate that, in the heart of Europe, such an attack takes place on a woman and an ambassador who has diplomatic immunity, and the police do not arrive in time.” Danish police did not provide any further details about the incident.

Published in Dawn, October 8th, 2022