COPENHAGEN, July 3 (Reuters) – Danish police said several people were hit by gunfire and one person was arrested at a shopping center in the capital Copenhagen on Sunday.
Copenhagen police tweeted that officers were sent to the Field shopping center after reports of a shooting and asked people to send footage and other relevant details from the scene.
Local media published photos showing heavily armed police at the scene, as well as people fleeing the mall.
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Police did not provide more information about the arrest, nor did they say how many were injured. They advised people downtown to stay put and wait for police help and asked other people to stay away from the area.
British singer Harry Styles was scheduled to perform a concert later that evening, at 8:00 p.m. (18:00 GMT), at a concert venue less than a mile from the mall.
The concert will go ahead as scheduled after a close dialogue with police and half the audience has already entered the venue, concert organizer Live Nation said in an emailed statement to Reuters.
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Reporting by Stine Jacobsen and Nikolaj Skydsgaard; Editing by Kevin Liffey and Ian Harvey
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