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Danish police detain activist Greta Thunberg during Gaza war protest
COPENHAGEN — Danish police on Sept 4 apprehended activist Greta Thunberg at a Copenhagen protest against the war in Gaza, a spokesperson for the student group organising the demonstration said. Six people were detained at the scene at the Copenhagen
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Six people were detained at the scene at the Copenhagen University after some 20 people had blocked the entrance to a building and three entered, a police spokesperson told Reuters.
Police declined to confirm the identities of any of those arrested but a spokesperson for the Students Against the Occupation told Reuters that 21-year-old Thunberg, who is Swedish, had been held.
A picture of Thunberg published by daily Ekstra Bladet showed her wearing what the newspaper said were handcuffs.