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Explosion in front of the Danish Tax Agency

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epa07759888 A view of the front of the building with broken windows at the Danish Tax Authority at Oesterbro in Copenhagen, Denmark, 07 August 2019 following an explosion. Media reports state that on the evening of 06 August 2019, police received reports of a powerful explosion near Nordhavn Station. Police confirm that there has been a powerful explosion in front of the Tax Agency . EPA-EFE/Olafur Steinar Gestsson DENMARK OUT

Danish police are investigating an explosion that ripped through the country’s national tax agency late on Tuesday night.

The explosion rocked the building and caused a large amount of damage to the façade of the building  in  Oesterbro in Copenhagen.

The police have cordoned off several blocks near Nordhavn Station in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen following the huge explosion.

 

Photos: EPA-EFE/Olafur Steinar Gestsson

Explosion in front of the Danish Tax Agency
A view of damage to the entrance on the front of the building at the Danish Tax Authority at Oesterbro in Copenhagen, Denmark, 07 August 2019 following an explosion. 
Explosion in front of the Danish Tax Agency
 Director of the Danish Tax Agency Merete Agergaard (L) and the Minister of Taxation Morten Boedskov (R) at the Tax Board at Oesterbro in Copenhagen, viewing the damage from the powerful explosion on Tuesday night.
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