Danish police have arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with a deadly shooting at a Copenhagen shopping mall.
Police Chief, Soeren Thomassen said the motive was unclear, but that he could not rule out an “act of terrorism”.
Mr Thomassen said several people had been killed in Sunday’s shooting, adding it was too early to provide exact figures.
Eyewitnesses have spoken of panic among shoppers as gunfire rang out inside the Field’s Mall in the south of the city.
Field’s is said to be the largest shopping centre in Denmark, with over 140 shops and restaurants. The multi-storey mall is located on the outskirts of Copenhagen, just across from a subway line that connects to the city centre.
He described the man detained as an “ethnic Dane”.
Shortly after the shooting, the Danish royal family announced that a reception due to be hosted by Crown Prince Frederik been cancelled.
The event had been organised to celebrate Denmark hosting the first three stages of the Tour de France.
Several neighbouring leaders expressed horror at the shooting and offered condolences to the families of those impacted.
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin condemned what she called a “shocking act of violence” and Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin offered his “deepest sympathies to the families and friends of those killed and injured”.
Denmark last saw a major terror event in 2015, when two persons were killed, and six police officers were injured during an attack on a cultural centre and a synagogue in Copenhagen.The gunman was later killed in a shootout with police.
Bbc/Adebukola Aluko
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