Denmark

Denmark: Calm Returns to Copenhagen after Leftist Youth Riot

Date: March 7th, 2007 |

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Calm has come to Copenhagen following the city’s worst riots since 1993. Some 600 people were arrested over three days of violence when leftist youths and anarchists rioted after being evicted from a building that had been held by squatters since the 1980s. Denmark’s tolerance of rebellion had allowed youths to control the building all [read more]

Baltic States and Scandinavia

Date: November 2nd, 2004 |

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The U.S. State Department warned that it had received reports of possible terrorist attacks in the Baltic States or Nordic countries, and advised travelers or resident Americans to remain vigilant, especially “in centers of ground-based mass transit” and to avoid “large shopping areas and transportation hubs.” Government officials in Finland and Denmark said they knew [read more]

Sweden and Denmark

Date: June 21st, 2005 |

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Gangs of highway robbers have been preying on tourists sleeping in campers and RVs. They strike at night and in many cases have sprayed an anesthetic gas into the vehicles to ensure the inhabitants remain asleep while they steal the valuables. Some thirty such robberies have been reported this summer in Sweden, mostly in the [read more]

Denmark

Date: October 12th, 2004 |

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A recent increase in sexual assaults by taxi drivers on female passengers in Copenhagen has officials recommending adding closed-circuit cameras to all city taxis. Two such assaults have occurred in the past month, prompting another ten women to come forward with reports of similar incidents in the past few months. These reports do not describe [read more]