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Far-right activists burned Koran books and caused riots in Sweden
A group of activists set fire to Koran books near an immigrant neighborhood in the southern city of Malmo. The documentation was circulated on social media, leading to a violent demonstration by about 300 people, who threw stones at police forces and burned tires and bins. Eighteen people were arrested and several policemen were lightly injured
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Saturday, 29 August 2020, 14:58 Updated: 21:37- Share on Facebook
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Far-right activists burned Koran books in the southern Swedish city of Malmö and caused riots, local police said today (Saturday). Following the burning of the Koran, about 300 people took to the streets in a violent demonstration, throwing objects and stones at police, as well as setting fire to tires and bins. Several policemen were lightly injured in the riots, and about 15 people were arrested.
Violence began in Malmö as early as the afternoon, when some far-right activists burned Koran books, near an immigrant neighborhood. The activists filmed the burning of the books and uploaded the documentation to social networks, which was soon distributed in many ways and inflamed the spirits.
According to police in Malmo, the forces have not yet taken control of the violence in the city. "We are working to gain control," it said.
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Mass brawl. Malmo streets in Sweden during violent riots, tonight (Photo: Reuters)
Rasmus Paloden, a far-right Danish politician, was due to deliver a speech in Malmö during the burning of the Koran, but authorities in Sweden preceded him by a two-year order banning him and preventing him from entering the country.
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Malmo streets in Sweden during violent riots, tonight (Photo: Reuters)
"We suspect he was about to break the law in Sweden," a Malmo police spokesman said. "There was also a risk that his behavior could have posed a threat to society."
Later, three more people were arrested on suspicion of incitement against an ethnic group. This, after kicking the Koran books.
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