Two explosions rock the ‘immediate area’ of the Danish Israeli embassy as global tensions rise after Iranian missile attack

Two explosions have reportedly rocked the immediate area surrounding Denmark’s Israeli embassy as global tensions run high following the Iranian missile attack.

Danish authorities said on Wednesday they were investigating the twin explosions that occurred around the intersection of Lundevangsvej and Strandagervej in the capital Copenhagen.

The explosions came as tensions rise in the Middle East, with Iran firing a barrage of nearly 200 ballistic missiles into Israeli territory overnight and the Israeli military now in a “significant retaliation” to the prepares a shocking attack.

No one was injured in the explosions in Copenhagen, which occurred overnight in the “immediate vicinity” of the Israeli embassy, ​​police spokesman Jakob Hansen told reporters.

“No one was injured and we are conducting a preliminary investigation on site,” the police previously wrote on social media platform X, formerly Twitter.

Two explosions were reportedly heard overnight near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen

No one was injured after the reported explosions and the building was closed when the explosions occurred

Ballistic missiles are launched against Israel from Iran and intercepted in the air. Nearly 200 ballistic missiles had been launched from Iran against Israel and intercepted in mid-air across the country

Smoke rises after an Israeli Air Force airstrike on a village in southern Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, seen from Jish, northern Israel, October 2

“It is too early to say whether there is a connection” between the blasts and the Israeli embassy, ​​Hansen said.

Israel’s ambassador to Denmark, David Akov, wrote on X that he was “shocked by the horrible incident at the embassy a few hours ago.”

‘We have full confidence in the Danish authorities and the police in their investigation.’

Israel’s Foreign Ministry said the embassy was closed during the blasts and that all staff are safe.

Police have cordoned off the area where the explosions took place and are also present at the embassy as they investigate.

Police declined to comment on the extent of the exposure or whether any damage was caused to the building, the report said The Local.

“All I can say is that no one was injured,” Hansen said, adding that a “broad investigative effort” had been launched and was still in its early stages.

Police are expected to remain on site for much of the day.

“Explosions are obviously alarming to residents of the area, whether here or elsewhere in the country,” Hansen said.

“So we want to increase our presence and be visible to residents who might be concerned about something like this.”

The Israeli embassy is one of several foreign missions, including Iran, Thailand, Turkey and Romania, clustered in the chic suburb of Hellerup, north of the Danish capital.

The incident in Copenhagen comes after suspected gunshots were fired at the Israeli embassy in Stockholm last night, according to local TV4 Nyheterna.

Police work outside the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 1, after a suspected shooting near the embassy

According to local TV4 Nyheterna media, a loud bang was heard near the Israeli embassy

Police forensics works outside the Israeli embassy in Stockholm

Officers were called to the Stockholm embassy around 6 p.m. after a loud bang was reported.

Police later confirmed that evidence found at the scene indicated the building had been struck by gunfire.

No one was injured and no arrests were made.

The incidents came after Iran launched a missile attack on Israel last night, with the military now vowing to make Iran ‘pay’.

Reports suggest that Israel, which has vowed to strike ‘strongly’ in response to Iran, could go after the country’s oil facilities.

Israel’s ongoing military operations have continued uninterrupted; At least five airstrikes were reportedly carried out on the southern outskirts of the Lebanese capital Beirut early this morning.

And Israeli strikes killed at least 32 people overnight in southern Gaza as the army launched ground operations in the hard-hit town of Khan Younis.

Israel has continued to attack what it says are militant targets in Gaza, almost a year after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack sparked the war, even as attention has shifted to Lebanon and rising tensions with Iran.

In a major escalation by Iran, 181 rockets began raining down on Israel on Tuesday evening, with some rockets dramatically exploding in bright orange flames near Tel Aviv as air raid sirens sounded.

It sparked celebrations on the streets of Tehran.

But Israel’s vaunted air defense systems held their ground against Iranian barrages, which were fired in revenge for Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign against Tehran’s Hezbollah allies in Lebanon, including the assassination of its leader last week.

Falling projectiles burned like comets in the night sky after being intercepted by Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’.