Danish police believe the explosions at the Hells Angels headquarters in Copenhagen were a deliberate act.
It was early in the morning when Copenhagen crashed.
Copenhagen police said they received reports of an accident and possible explosions in the capital at 6:15 a.m.
They confirmed it later that day. A larger area at the Hells Angels premises in Svanevej has been cordoned off.
– An explosion took place in a clubhouse in Svanevej. He belongs to one of the conflicting gang groups. There are no reports of injuries. We are investigating this as a deliberate act and as part of the conflict, Copenhagen police wrote on X/Twitter.
Police now want to contact more witnesses.
– Witnesses saw two people dressed in black running away from Svenevej shortly after the explosion. We would like to contact more witnesses, who might have seen these two or anything else suspicious,
According to Danish media, a conflict is underway between the MC Hells Angels club and the Loyal to Familia gang.
Faithful to Familia was the subject of a historic judgment in Denmark banned in 2018. It is a criminal offense to both be a gang member and to wear gang clothing.
The conflict between the gangs has recently intensified, reports Denmark. TV2.
A member of the HA in his thirties was shot dead in Christiania on August 26 and an 18-year-old from the LTF was charged in this case, writes the television channel.
The Danish police believe that this was a deliberate act targeting the clubhouse, they believe that there is no danger for the neighbors.
– We therefore consider that there is no danger for the neighbors, but following the investigation, we have blocked a large area and will be present for many hours.