Danish Shooting: Several people were injured in a shooting at the Copenhagen Shopping Mall, police say

Danish police announced on Sunday thatseveral people were shot dead atCopenhagenshopping malls, one of the largest in Scandinavia.

Copenhagen police said one person was arrested in connection with a shooting at a shopping center in the field near the city's airport. Police tweeted that "several people were beaten," but did not provide any other details.

Sophie H. Andersen, Mayor of Copenhagen, tweeted: The number of injuries and deaths is not yet known, but it is very serious.

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The images in the scene show that people are running out of malls, and the Danish TV2 broadcaster posted a photo of a man on a stretcher. Witnesses said people were crying and hiding in the store.

Laurits Hermansen told the Danish broadcaster DR when he heard "3-4 bangs" from his family. He said he was at a clothing store in a shopping center with him. .. Really big bangs. It sounded like a shot was being fired right next to the store.

I had a huge presence of heavily armed police officers, and some fire trucks were also parked outside the mall.

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"One person was arrested in connection with the shooting in Fields. I can't speak, "the Copenhagen police tweeted. "We have a big presence in Fields and are working to get an overview."

The shopping center is on the outskirts of Copenhagen, opposite the subway line connecting the city center to the international airport. It also runs on the main highway adjacent to Fields, which opened in 2004.

A concert by former One Direction band member Harry Styles was scheduled for 8 pm (1800 GMT) At the Royal Arena near 2 pm EDT). It was unclear if the concert would be held.

In Snapchat, Styles writes: "My team and I pray to everyone involved in the shooting at the Copenhagen shopping mall. I was surprised. I love H."

Immediately after the shooting, the royal palace was in the Tour de France. Said that the reception with Prince Frederick related to the cycling race was cancelled. The palace said in a statement that the first three stages of the race were held in Denmark this year. The reception was scheduled to be held on a royal yacht moored in Sønderborg, the town where the third stage was completed.

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