Mystery Man Celebrates 9/11 By Self-Detonating in Copenhagen Hotel

Must be one of those radical Christianists.

A suspected terrorist detonated an explosion in a Danish hotel ahead of the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, it emerged today.

The blast at the Hotel Jorgensen in central Copenhagen injured only the suspect, who sustained burns to his face and arms.

Although small, last night’s explosion prompted Denmark to today raise its terror alert level over fears more serious attacks could take place.

Security alerts were raised in other parts of the world too, with France’s counter-espionage agency admitting the threat to French citizens had never been higher.

In Copenhagen, the suspect, who remains in hospital, has so far chosen not to cooperate with the police and his identity is not yet known.

Police say the man appeared to be European or North African and around 40 years old and spoke excellent English.

European or North African? Well, that narrows it down. He obviously was enraged by threats of Koran burnings or something.

Meanwhile, in France, the country’s spy chief Bernard Squarcini said that France's history as a colonial master in North Africa, its military presence in Afghanistan and a proposal aimed at banning full-covering face veils in public all make the country a prime target for certain radical Islamist groups.

The risk of an attack is now as high as it was in 1995, before deadly attacks on the Paris Metro by Algerian Islamic extremists, he said.

‘Objectively, there are reasons for worry. The threat has never been as high’ as now, the interview quotes Squarcini as saying.

‘We foil an average of two (planned) attacks a year, but one day or another, we're going to get hit.’

It's all about tolerance and building bridges, we're told.

Danish police are downplaying reports the mysterious man of unknown origin was planning to attack the newspaper that dared to publish the Mohammed cartoons that so greatly offended the delicate sensibilities of peace-loving Islamists.

Update: Photo added via this report.

Foldager said police are struggling to identify the man, who is about 180 centimetres (5', 10") tall and has refused to co-operate with authorities.

"We have sent his fingerprints to the whole world and it has not resulted in anything. So for the time being, we have a big problem there," Foldager said at a news conference.

"He has an abundance of identities. The problem is that none of them are true," he said. "This is a person who has done a lot to disguise himself."

Police has previously said the blast could be terror related, but Foldager said they have no information that the man could be "part of something bigger."

"Whether or not it is terror is pure guessing," Foldager said.