Two explosions went off near the Israeli embassy in Hellerup, north of Copenhagen, Asia One reported.
There were no casualties and it was too early to say how strong the explosions were, a police spokesman told reporters at the scene. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Jakob Hansen of the Copenhagen police said:
It is clear that the Israeli embassy is in the immediate vicinity and that is naturally also an angle that we look at.
The Israeli embassy expressed shock at the blasts in a Facebook post, but said it had full confidence in the Danish police investigation.
The area around the embassy was cordoned off, armed Danish military stood guard and investigators in overalls combed the scene for clues.
The explosions came amid rising tensions in the Middle East as Iran launched a massive missile attack on Israel. Israel, which is fighting Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, has vowed to retaliate, fuelling fears of a wider war.
Karolineskolen, a Jewish school near the embassy in the Danish capital, will remain closed on Wednesday because of its proximity to the crime scene, a spokesman for Denmark’s Jewish community told Reuters. Several other embassies and consulates are also located in the area.
There have also been several recent security incidents near the Israeli embassy in neighbouring Sweden, and police said on Tuesday they were investigating suspected shootings in the area.
In January, Stockholm police bomb squads defused what investigators described as a “dangerous object” outside the Israeli embassy. The incidents in Sweden resulted in no injuries or significant damage.
Swedish authorities said police prevented several planned terrorist attacks linked to Iranian intelligence services and utilising local criminal networks. Iran called the Swedish report “unfounded.”
