Bombings, shootings
in Copenhagen by gangs from Sweden
By Arthur Lyons
The Danish government has confirmed that beginning November 12th,
Denmark will introduce border checks from Sweden to ensure the security of the
country.
The
announcement comes after a spate of bombing attacks and shootings in Copenhagen
that have been blamed on gang members from Sweden.
It
appears that for the Danish government, Sweden has become too dangerous of a
place not to conduct checks along all of its border points with the
Scandinavian country.
Border controls will occur at
ferry crossings at Rønne (Bornholm), Helsingør (Zealand), Frederikshavn and
Grenaa (both Jutland) and at the Øresund Bridge and on all rail connections
between Sweden and Denmark,” the Local reports.
On
Thursday, Mette Frederiksen, Denmark’s Social Democrat prime minister, said
that the controls were being introduced as a result of 13 bomb attacks which
have occurred in Copenhagen since February, and because of a violent double
shooting in a Copenhagen suburb in June that has been attributed to rival gangs
in Sweden.
“It
is not something that is going to go away, and so we have to take some drastic
steps,” Frederiksen said.
Nick Hekkerup, Denmark’s
Minister of Justice, said that border checks are ‘absolutely critical’ to stop organized
crime from Sweden.
During
a press conference, Hekkerup said, “We have been able to see a worrying
development in Sweden in recent years with a large number of explosions and
serious crime. That development must not spread to Denmark
“We
will ensure the safety of the Danes,” Hekkerup declared.
(The
“rival gangs” are from Muslim countries. In France, "rival gangs" are mostly Moroccans.)
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