Danish PM has 'minor whiplash' from assault: office
"After being assaulted yesterday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was taken to Rigshospitalet for a medical check-up. The assault has caused a minor whiplash injury," her office said in a statement to AFP.
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- Published Date: 12:42 | 08 June 2024
- Modified Date: 12:42 | 08 June 2024
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Saturday cancelled her engagements for the day after suffering a "minor whiplash injury" in an assault on a Copenhagen square the night before, her office said.
"After being assaulted yesterday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was taken to Rigshospitalet for a medical check-up," her office said in a statement to AFP.
"The assault has caused a minor whiplash injury," it said adding that the prime minister was "otherwise safe but shaken by the incident" and that her Saturday schedule had been cancelled.
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