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In which the Copenhagen police are inordinately proud of having protected their city from something, though precisely what that something might be remains to be revealed.. [DW] Police in Copenhagen have foiled plans for an act of terror that had "a murderous Moslem Islamic motive." The suspect, who had allegedly tried to obtain firearms and ammunition, was thought to be working alone, authorities said.
Police in Denmark prevented a terror attack that was said to have "a murderous Moslem Islamic motive," authorities confirmed in a statement on Thursday.
Danish police on Thursday arrested a man who is suspected of planning a terrorist attack, the chief of Copenhagen’s police force Jorgen Bergen Skov said in a joint presser with the operative head of Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service (PET) Flemming Drejer.
"He is suspected of attempting to obtain firearms and ammunition to carry out a terrorist operation somewhere," Bergen Skov said, declining to provide details about the location of the planned attack.
"You must have no doubt that PET's efforts have led to the prevention of a terrorist attack," he said.
Drejer said the man was planning "one of several attacks" and that police believe he was acting alone. The man had "a murderous Moslem Islamic motive," Drejer added.
Both Dreyer and Bergen Skov said the incident was not related to a case in December where Danish authorities arrested around 20 people suspected of having ties to Islamic terrorism.
The suspect will face a pre-trial custody hearing on Friday, Bergen Skov said.
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