On 14 December 2023, Danish police arrested three people and charged a further four in absensia for conspiring to commit a terrorist attack in Denmark.
[1] The judge ruled to give the defendants name protection and for the case to take place behind so-called "double closed doors",[2] meaning the public will be restrained from access.
The day before the arrests, the PET had released another report, stating that the terror threat level had increased due to the outbreak of the Israel–Hamas war in October.
[7] Before the press conference, the chairmen of the political parties in the Folketing as well as members of the Jewish community were briefed on the situation,[8] with Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen stating, "This is as serious as it gets".
[10] Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that several persons "operat[ing] on behalf of" the Palestinian political and military organisation Hamas were involved in the plot.