Stockholm: Sweden has arrested 26 people following a weekend clash between police and protesters rallying against a right-wing group’s plan to burn copies of the Quran. The police gave this information on Monday.
Police said in a statement that eight people were arrested in the city of Norrköping and 18 in the neighboring city of Linköping.
Clashes broke out in the two cities for the second time in four days on Sunday over anti-immigration rallies. Anti-Islamic Group Hard LineLed by Danish-Swedish politician Rasmus Paludan,
Police said three people were injured after officers fired warning shots during Sunday’s clashes.
Paludan, a lawyer and a YouTuber who intends to stand in the Swedish legislative elections in September, but has not yet signed the necessary numbers to secure his candidacy, is currently on a “tour” of Sweden.
The 40-year-old is visiting areas with a large Muslim population where he wants to burn copies of the Muslim holy book Quran as Muslims observe the holy month of Ramadan.
in MalmöA school fire broke out overnight, where they lit the Quran on Saturday, officials said.
Hard-line rallies have sparked several clashes between police and counter-protesters across the Scandinavian country in recent days.
Around 12 police officers were injured in the clashes that took place on Thursday and Friday.
In the wake of a string of events, Iraq’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that it had summoned the Swedish charge d’affaires in Baghdad.
It warned that the case could have “serious ramifications” on “relations between Sweden and Muslims in general, between Muslim and Muslim communities in Arab countries and Europe”.
Police said in a statement that eight people were arrested in the city of Norrköping and 18 in the neighboring city of Linköping.
Clashes broke out in the two cities for the second time in four days on Sunday over anti-immigration rallies. Anti-Islamic Group Hard LineLed by Danish-Swedish politician Rasmus Paludan,
Police said three people were injured after officers fired warning shots during Sunday’s clashes.
Paludan, a lawyer and a YouTuber who intends to stand in the Swedish legislative elections in September, but has not yet signed the necessary numbers to secure his candidacy, is currently on a “tour” of Sweden.
The 40-year-old is visiting areas with a large Muslim population where he wants to burn copies of the Muslim holy book Quran as Muslims observe the holy month of Ramadan.
in MalmöA school fire broke out overnight, where they lit the Quran on Saturday, officials said.
Hard-line rallies have sparked several clashes between police and counter-protesters across the Scandinavian country in recent days.
Around 12 police officers were injured in the clashes that took place on Thursday and Friday.
In the wake of a string of events, Iraq’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that it had summoned the Swedish charge d’affaires in Baghdad.
It warned that the case could have “serious ramifications” on “relations between Sweden and Muslims in general, between Muslim and Muslim communities in Arab countries and Europe”.