Police said several people were killed and injured in a shooting at a shopping center in Copenhagen on Sunday.
A 22-year-old Danish man was arrested near a Fields shopping mall, said Soren Thomassen, an assistant police officer in charge of the Copenhagen Police Operations Unit.
"We know there are a few dead and a few injured," Thomassen said at a press conference, adding that terrorism cannot be ruled out at this stage. ..
The capital's main hospital, Rigshospitalet, had received a "small group of patients" for treatment from the incident, perhaps three or more, a spokesman told Reuters. ..
We were calling in additional staff, including surgeons and nurses, the spokesman added.
Police did not provide further information about the arrest or victims. They advised the people in the mall to stay awaiting police assistance and asked others to leave the area.
"We don't know the number of injuries and deaths yet, but it's very serious," said Sophie Hæstorp Andersen, Mayor of in Copenhagen, in a Facebook post.
Police said on Twitter that the mall had a "massive" presence and urged the general public to send footage and other information from the scene.
Some fire trucks were also parked outside the mall.
Images of the scene show that people are running out of malls, and the Danish TV2 broadcaster shared 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, "3-4 bangs. Really big bangs. When it sounded like a shot was being fired right next to the store, with the family in the shopping center. I was in a clothing store. " ""
The event in southern Denmark, hosted by the Prince of Denmark and attended by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to commemorate the end of the first three stages of the Tour de France cycling race, was canceled with a delay of . it was done. On Sunday, Royal House said on its website.
Mall is located on the outskirts of Copenhagen, directly opposite the subway line between the city center and the international airport. The main highway also runs adjacent to Fields.
British singer Harry Styles was scheduled to perform late at night at a concert venue less than a mile from the mall.
The concert went on schedule after close dialogue with the police, and half of the audience was already in the venue, concert promoter Live Nation emailed Reuters.
