After initial hesitation, the Polisario has attributed the fire at the headquarters of a Danish association to Morocco. Several Algerian media outlets have echoed this claim. Meanwhile, Danish police have launched an investigation into the incident. The Copenhagen headquarters of Danish NGO Global Aktion was set ablaze on Sunday, January 12. «Last night, our offices were the target of arson. Anti-Western Sahara messages were spray-painted. We see it as a politically motivated attack aimed at ending our criticism of the Moroccan occupation. This will never happen», the association, which is aligned with the Polisario Front, announced in a statement on social media Monday. Danish police have launched an investigation into the incident. A local media outlet reported Monday that «part of the message is blurred due to snow or water, making it difficult to decipher what has been written exactly. But the words 'Morocco' and 'stop support' are clearly visible». A Global Aktion representative claimed in press statements that the fire was ignited by «a firebomb thrown through a window». Polisario seizes on the incident Even as Danish police investigations are underway, the Polisario Front quickly accused Morocco of being behind the fire at Global Aktion's headquarters. «This represents a direct attack on the values of justice, freedom, and international solidarity», emphasized the Front's representative in Europe, Omar Mansour, in a statement that evening. «This attack is part of a systematic campaign by Morocco to repress the Saharawis. Now, these methods of repression extend to international solidarity movements, as Morocco seeks to export its campaign of intimidation and violence beyond the borders of Western Sahara.» Omar Mansour Mansour concluded his message by urging «the international community to condemn this criminal act in the strongest terms and to hold Morocco to account for its ongoing campaign of repression and violence». Earlier, the Polisario's official press agency was less certain about the identity of the perpetrators. «Moroccan organizations are said to be behind the "terrorist attack" on the Danish association Global Aktion», reported SPS. Meanwhile, the Algerian press expressed no doubt about Morocco's involvement. «Terrorist attack on pro-Saharan Aktion organization: Morocco in the dock», declared a French-speaking Algerian site. Fortunately, the fire at Global Aktion's headquarters resulted in no casualties.
