Danish police have arrested the environmental activist Greta Thunberg in Copenhagen at a protest against the war in Gaza, a spokesperson for the student group organising the demonstration has said.
Six people had been detained on Wednesday at the University of Copenhagen after 20 people blocked the entrance to a building and three entered, a police spokesperson said.
Police declined to confirm the identities of any of those arrested but a spokesperson for the Students Against the Occupation said Thunberg, 21, was one of those held.
A picture of Thunberg published by the news outlet Ekstra Bladet showed her wearing what the newspaper said were handcuffs and a black-and-white keffiyeh shawl draped over her shoulders.
Thunberg, meanwhile, shared images on Instagram of riot police entering a building where Students Against the Occupation was staging a protest.
“I can’t confirm the names of those arrested, but six people have been arrested in connection with the demonstration,” a Copenhagen police spokesperson said. “They are suspected of forcing their way into the building and blocking the entrance,” he added.
Students Against the Occupation said in a statement posted on Instagram that “while the situation in Palestine only gets worse, the University of Copenhagen continues cooperation with academic institutions in Israel”.
“We are occupying [the university’s] central administration with one demand: academic boycott now.”
Pro-Palestinian protesters have set up encampments at universities around the US and Europe since last spring to protest against Israel’s bombardment of Gaza and occupation of Palestinian territories.
Reuters and Agence-France Presse contributed to this report.
