Posted on 04/18/2022 8:42:02 AM PDT by grundle
Three people were injured as police fired warning shots at rioters in the eastern city of Norrkoping. The unrest had started after a far-right politician threatened to burn a copy of the Quran.
Three people were injured when police fired warning shots into a crowd of rioters in eastern Sweden on Sunday, local media reported.
The country has been rocked by days of violence triggered by far-right Danish-Swedish politician Rasmus Paludan.
Paludan's anti-immigration and anti-Islamic Stram Kurs (Hard Line) movement has threatened to burn copies of the Quran, Islam's holy book during extremist rallies. What do we know so far?
The newspaper Aftonbladet said the incident took place in the city of Norrkoping when police moved in to disperse a group of people who were throwing stones at officers.
The group of counter-demonstrators had gathered after Paludan said he would hold a rally in the city on Sunday, despite being turned down by police.
In a statement on its website, the local police wrote how officers had "fired several warning shots" after coming under attack.
"Three people seem to have been hit by ricochets and are now being cared for in hospital," the statement added. "All three injured have been arrested on suspicion of committing criminal acts."
Several vehicles were set on fire as the violence unfolded and at least 11 people were detained, Aftonbladet said.
Riots also broke out for the second time in the city of Linkoping, where Paludan also planned a rally on Sunday.
Linkoping was the scene of similar disturbances by counter-demonstrators three days earlier.
Aftonbladet described how the situation quickly escalated as hundreds of people, mainly youngsters, arrived on the scene. It said 14 people were arrested. Minister tells rioters to 'Go home'
During an interview with Aftonbladet on Sunday, Sweden's Justice Minister Morgan Johansson told the rioters to "Go home, immediately."
While labeling Paludan a "right-wing extremist fool, whose only goal is to drive violence and divisions," Johannsson said that "Sweden is a democracy and in a democracy, fools also have freedom of speech."
"Those who attack the police are criminals. There is no other way to deal with them than to put up a hard fight," he insisted.
Quran threat sparks days of violence
Similar clashes in recent days have caused damage and injuries in several Swedish cities.
On Saturday, a bus and a number of other vehicles were set on fire in the southern city of Malmo over rallies by far-right extremists.
And on Friday, nine police officers were injured in similar clashes in Orebro in central Sweden.
Or why you leave Muzloids in their native $***holes... where they belong.
Swedish bikini team check in “SAFE” please! Them dang far righters and their white suprema-cyst ways. Now, let’s suppose some far lefter wanted to burn a bible. All okee dokee right?
Hey, we’re a wonderful homogeneous, hard working community.
I know, let’s bring in Africans and Muslims…
They seem pretty violent for a “religion of peace”.......
Good to see someone in spineless land making the invaders uncomfortable.
Was going thru security at Stockholm Arlanda one day and I noticed the lead security screener was an African guy whose name was Mohammed.
So I of course had to make a comment!
With raised eyebrows.
This of course infuriated him and he followed me down the corridor glowering that “I gon’ kill yew Whitey” scowl that is charmingly displayed during riots here in the US...such a warm feeling.
But of course he had to go back to his station and steam.
Mission accomplished.
Sweden is gone. What happens next is devolution to uncivil war.
> Johannsson said that “Sweden is a democracy and in a democracy, fools also have freedom of speech.” <
Wow. That was pretty much the right thing to say. Free speech must trump anyone’s hurt feelings.
What I do find disappointing is that the rioters were not identified. That’s not a surprise. But it is cowardly. Wake up or die, Sweden.
Ah, Sweden enjoying the vibrancy of diversity and multiculturalism.
Who had ever heard of a riot in boring Sweden prior to the importation of rapefugees?
We all know what the answer is, but no one’s going to say it.
I wonder how the Vietnam-era draft dodgers feel about their adopted country. They’re probably in their 70s now.
"Had to"?
Unlikely.
The newspaper Aftonbladet said the incident took place in the city of Norrkoping when police moved in to disperse a group of people who were throwing stones at officers
"A group of people" attacking police. Who does that? Not the right.
The group of counter-demonstrators had gathered after Paludan said he would hold a rally in the city on Sunday, despite being turned down by police.
So the police supported the "demonstrators" (that threw rocks at them and burn cars) and the "right" (counter-demonstrators) were told no for their demonstration.
You gotta dig pretty deep to get around the fake labels in finding some sense in what was written.
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Burn a book you can get for $12.95 - freak out a bunch of whackos who burn a bunch of $50,000 cars - but that doesn’t matter - give them space.
Yeah, and Malmo is such a nice place for native Swedes. Malmo’s muzz invaders have turned it into a rape palace.
The country has been rocked by days of violence triggered by far-right Danish-Swedish politician Rasmus Paludan.
The country has been rocked by days of violence triggered byfar-right Danish-Swedish politician Rasmus Paludanthe medieval fascism blueprinted in the medieval mein kampf, attributed to a celebrated/notorious medieval pedophile.
Because I am assuming that Swedish Christians would be very upset, but would not riot, stone police, or burn property not theirs. There’s civilized protesting & then there’s violent riots. Kick them out if they can’t follow laws.
Check
“… police fired warning shots into a crowd of rioters…”
Later on the writer says it was ricochets, but it was a nice thought for a while.
Ramadan ends in the evening of Monday, May 2!
“I wonder how the Vietnam-era draft dodgers feel about their adopted country. They’re probably in their 70s now.”
If they didn’t OD and kill themselves, they would be in their late 70’s to early 80’s!
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