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Danish police block transport links in hunt for 'three' in black car | |
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A police manhunt has shut down bridges to and from Denmark's largest and most populous island, authorities said. | A police manhunt has shut down bridges to and from Denmark's largest and most populous island, authorities said. |
They are hunting three people who are involved in a "serious crime", driving in a black Swedish-registered Volvo, according to a statement. | |
Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reports there has been a kidnapping. | |
The Great Belt Bridge in Denmark was wholly closed to cars for a while, while ferries and trains were also affected. | |
The full statement says the three people are riding in a Volvo V90, registration ZBP 546, and should not be approached. | |
"Witnesses who see the vehicle should contact the police immediately," the statement said. | |
Police armed with machine guns reportedly stopped a car on a motorway west of the capital Copenhagen (which is located on the island, Zealand), according to a photographer quoted in newspaper Berlingske Tidende. | Police armed with machine guns reportedly stopped a car on a motorway west of the capital Copenhagen (which is located on the island, Zealand), according to a photographer quoted in newspaper Berlingske Tidende. |
Dog patrols and a police helicopter are also reportedly near the scene. | Dog patrols and a police helicopter are also reportedly near the scene. |
"I was in the Danish police for 41 years and I have never experienced this sort of operation," former head of Danish intelligence Hans Jorgen Bonnichsen reportedly told Danish tabloid BT. | |
Broadcaster TV2, however, says the police do not anticipate the operation will last long. | Broadcaster TV2, however, says the police do not anticipate the operation will last long. |
Traffic information account TrafikNyt says the Great Belt Bridge and the Oresund Bridge, which links Sweden to Denmark, have been reopened. | |
Copenhagen Police meanwhile have tweeted that Copenhagen railway station will reopen, and have said the Elsinore-Helsingborg ferry link to Sweden is now open again. |