The Danish PM Mette Frederiksen was assaulted in the streets of Copenhagen on Friday, according to local media. The Copenhagen police announced on X that they had made an arrest relating to the “incident” involving the PM, which occurred in Copenhagen’s Kultorvet square. The police provided no further comments.

Reactions from fellow EU officials supporting Frederiksen poured in on X following the attack. Fellow Nordic PM Pettri Orpo of Finland said that he was “[d]eeply shocked by the assault on my colleague and friend Mette Frederiksen in Copenhagen. I strongly condemn any form of violence against democratically elected leaders in our free societies. My thoughts are with you, and I wish you strength during this difficult time.” Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson echoed these sentiments, saying in part, “An attack on a democratically elected leader is also an attack on our democracy.”

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez stated:

Mette Frederiksen is a committed leader, a wonderful person and a great friend. The attack she has suffered tonight is an attack against all of us who believe in a Europe of freedom, tolerance and peace. I have just conveyed to her all my support and that of the Spanish citizens in these difficult times.

Violence has no place in the EU.

This is the second attack on a European head of government within the past month. On May 15, an assailant shot Slovakian PM Robert Fico over several government politics, including cuts to military aid for Ukraine. Fico survived the assassination attempt and was released from the hospital last week.

Denmark is due to vote in the ongoing EU elections in two days.

This is a developing story.