STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Arsonists on Friday targeted schools and set cars on fire in Stockholm in a sixth night of rioting by youths as the unrest, which has roiled the Swedish capital, spread to some of Sweden's smaller cities and shaken the Scandinavian country's self-image as a tolerant, liberal place. Since last Sunday, sections of northwestern and southern Stockholm have lit up with the glow of fires started by rock-throwing rioters apparently protesting a fatal shooting by police earlier this month. Schools, shops, a library and about 150 vehicles have been set ablaze during the nightly rampages, which some commentators say are rooted in feelings of despair and...
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