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Report: Nicklas Bendtner Arrested; Taxi Driver Has Broken Jaw in Altercation

Nicklas Bendtner has reportedly been arrested after an altercation left a taxi driver with a broken jaw.

According to Danish outlet Ekstra Bladet (h/t the Mirror's Martin Domin and Alex Smith), the incident took place early Sunday morning after a night out in Copenhagen on Saturday, with the former Arsenal striker charged by police as a result.

A spokesperson for the driver's company, DanTaxi, said:

"It's the name [Bendtner] that the driver has reported. The episode has taken place with the taxi company's employees.

"We are deeply shaken.