Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen, once again became the victim of a hooligan attack. On the night of Monday to Tuesday's head and left hand sculptures were painted in red, ITAR-TASS. Personality attackers have not yet established, but police attributed this incident to have passed in the early weeks of unrest in the neighborhood of Christiania. Every year, look at the 165-centimeter statue of The Little Mermaid - eponymous heroine tales HK Andersen - in the Danish capital comes more than a million tourists. Created by sculptor Edvard Erichsen, it has been installed on a rock at the entrance of the Copenhagen harbor in 1913 and since then is haunted by local vandals. Repeatedly it repainted a different color (the last time - in March this year), saw off his head twice and once - the arm, and four years ago, even tried to blow up the pedestal of the monument. [Source]
Sunday, September 18, 2011
In Denmark, have banned smoking in public places
Yesterday, on 15 August in Denmark came into effect banning smoking in bars, restaurants and other public places. Initially, it plans to introduce from 1 April, but the authorities gave the owners of drinking establishments time to prepare. By law, smoking is permitted in designated areas, and even the workplace if it is, of course, is isolated from the rest. Smoking can also spacious pub, if their area is more than 40 square meters. According to statistics, from passive smoking affects roughly one fourth and one which has become the cause of death of at least 150 Danes annually. To date, the ban on smoking in public places operating in Ireland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Britain, Germany and France. [Source]
In Denmark, in fire engine of the plane hit 11 people
Air Scandinavian airline SAS on Sunday burst into flames after an emergency landing in the Danish city of Aalborg, 11 people were injured, reports the Associated Press referring to representatives of the police. "The right landing gear broke when the Q400 turboprop aircraft landed. As a result, the right engine hit the ground and burst into flames, but firefighters quickly extinguished the fire," - said police spokesman Peter Bruun (Peter Bruun). All 73 passengers and four crew successfully evacuated, however, said Bruun, 11 passengers were slightly injured and were hospitalized. [Source]