For the third day in a row there are disturbances in Sweden because of an announced Koran burning, the public broadcaster SVT reports. The Danish right-wing extremist politician Rasmus Paludan, who also burned a Quran at other political meetings, was hit by a stone in Malmö.
He has a leg wound, police said. A Danish journalist is also said to have been injured.
In addition to Malmö, there was also a clash in Landskrona between demonstrators and agents. But the situation seems less serious than yesterdaywhen at least 12 officers were injured.
The cause of the riots is a series of Paludan meetings. At these manifestations he gives a speech, and Qurans are burned invoking freedom of expression. Muslims take the burning of their holy book as a provocation.
Cops pelted with stones
In Landskrona, where Paludan also wanted to burn a Koran, counter-protesters pelted the police with stones. It was then decided to move the event to Malmö. So it got out of hand there too.
The location of the meeting in Malmö was fenced off with crush barriers, after which a motorist drove into. The driver has been arrested. As far as is known, no one was injured. Officers used pepper spray to ward off rioters. Cars have also been set on fire.
masked men
Although the manifestation in Landskrona was canceled, it remained unsettled there too. The Swedish broadcaster reports that at least two cars have burned out. A video shows police vans being pelted with stones by masked men. Earlier in the afternoon, police said no arrests had been made and no officers had been injured.
The riots started on Thursday in Linköping. At least three officers were injured and several cars went up in flames. The next day there were riots in Stockholm and Örebro.
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