From an article in Englishhe British Foreign & Commonwealth Office has advised travellers to be cautious when visiting areas affected by recent gang violenceThe open street gang violence in Nørrebro has been highlighted in the latest travel warning from the British Foreign & Commonwealth...
The open street gang violence in Nørrebro has been highlighted in the latest travel warning from the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO).
The update on the FCO website, dated January, maintains that British citizens should ‘exercise extra caution’ when in the Nørrebro area as a result of the gang conflict. The site also maintained that there continues to be a general terrorist threat level against Denmark, as there is in many European countries.
The FCO warned that the recent spate of violence between the Hells Angels and minority gangs included shootings, but said they were localised to the criminal elements involved.
Since last summer there have been more than 60 street shootings in the Greater Copenhagen area, many of which have been linked to an on-going turf battle between the Hells Angels bikers and a number of different immigrant gangs.
The latest shooting occurred on Amager on Sunday evening when 30-year-old Anders Wehage was gunned down in Café Våren by two men of immigrant background. Three others were injured in the attack which was linked to the gang disputes, but it has emerged that neither the dead man nor the injured had any connections to the biker group.
Other news are that the police established an convoy of trucks with armed escorts bringing food out to elderlies and disables, who have starved during some days because the delivery firms are afraid to deliver in certain areas of Copenhagen.
