BREAKING: Police respond to bomb threat at Danish refugee centre
This is a developing story
According to emerging reports, police in Denmark have this afternoon responded to an individual who has climbed on top of a refugee centre and threatened to blow himself up.
It has been established that the incident occurred at the Nyborg Asylum Centre on the island of Funen, and a heavily armed police presence is currently surrounding the centre in question.
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A spokesperson for the force has confirmed today's incident, telling press: "The person is on the asylum centre’s roof. Police and rescue personnel are on location and the residents of the centre are being evacuated."
It is understood that the centre is home to approximately 500 occupants who have been relocated to a 'safe location' while a 'no-fly-zone' has been established over the centre.
Issuing a statement to the press, the police force have confirmed: "The ban applies to all types of aircraft — including helicopters and drones."
It has not yet been established whether the individual at the centre of this afternoon's incident is himself an asylum seeker.
