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Peaceful Muslims riot in Sweden’s Orebro ahead of planned Quran Burning

Riots erupt in Sweden before far-right rally

Four Swedish police officers and a member of the public were injured by counter-protesters demonstrating against a far-right group’s intention to burn a Quran in Orebro city in central Sweden on Friday.


Riots erupt in Sweden’s Orebro ahead of right-wing extremist demonstration

STOCKHOLM, April 15 (Reuters) – Violent riots erupted in the central Swedish city of Orebro on Friday as counter-protesters attacked police ahead of a planned right-wing extremist demonstration.

Police said on its website that four police cars had been set on fire and at least four police officers and one private individual had been injured as protesters threw stones and large groups attacked police cordons and tore down riot fences.

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