Danish Minister for Integration Inger Støjberg exchanged views with passers-by – two of whom called her a “Nazi” and “fascist” – during a visit to a bar in Nørrebro, the Copenhagen neighbourhood known for its multicultural population.

Støjberg visited the neighbourhood to talk with one of several bar owners who say they have been threatened by local youths and anonymous vandalism.

Two young Danish woman shouted “Nazi!” at Støjberg as she stood outside Mucki Bar on Thorsgade in Nørrebro, Copenhagen.

After Støjberg asked the women to repeat themselves, they said “fascist” before walking away, according to a report by TV2. The women were stopped by the police shortly after and may face a fine for disturbing public order by swearing at a minister.

Støjberg also responded to the criticisms of passers-by on Nørrebro – mainly young non-ethnic Danes – who expressed their discontent with Støjberg and the government’s policies on immigration.

“You all have opportunities. You just need an education and to get on and find a job,” Støjberg told the crowd, according to a report in BT.

The minister later told BT that education and work was the only way to improve the social problems faced by Nørrebro’s youth.

“The only thing that will help is that they take part in Danish society. You can’t just hang around here all day and harass business owners. They should behave themselves.”

A number of the youths responded by claiming focus on the situation in the area was an overreaction.

“We get attacked by Inger Støjberg: ‘education and a job, get on with it’. We have an education, we’re just relaxing at the same time. I completed upper secondary school (gymnasium) last summer. I’m now taking a gap year while I decide what to study,” a young man named Ali told BT.

“You come out here as soon as there’s a slight incident. This is populist politics. You’re making a mountain out of a molehill,” said a second young man, who wished to remain anonymous, according to BT.

Støjberg’s visit to Nørrebro included a meeting with the owner of Mucki Bar, one of a number of bars in the area said to have experienced threats and vandalism from local youths – some of whom have ostensibly claimed that the area falls under Sharia Law.

Mucki Bar’s owner Birgitte Fischer told Jyllands-Posten that bricks had been thrown through the bar’s window during opening hours and that protection money had been demanded from her and her husband, who co-owns the bar.

Heidi Dyrnesli, the owner of Café Heimdal in Nørrebro, said that intruders recently entered her bar and told guests to leave.

“Recently some young men came in and shouted that all the guests should leave. They then shouted that the place belonged to them and that Nørrebro is covered by Sharia, so alcohol is forbidden,” Dyrnesli told Radio24syv.

In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Inger Støjberg wrote that Nørrebro “is not and never will be” a Sharia zone.