Demonstrators threw stones and burned vehicles during a protest against an anti-Islam event organised by Danish far-right Stram Kurs party
Highlights
- Police in Sweden move protest to a new location after violent clashes in Malmo.
- Stram Kurs party had planned to burn a Qur’an among other things.
- 12 police officers injured and four police vehicles set on fire in the city of Malmo, police say.
- Police say no injuries have been reported, but the situation is still tense in the town of Malmö, near Stockholm.
- No arrests have been made in connection with the planned protest by the far-right group, which has a history of violence against Muslims in Sweden.
- The group is known for its anti-Islam elements, which include anti-Muslim violence and anti-Islamic sentiment.