Sixth Night of Violence in Sweden
Rioting spread to several Swedish towns on Friday night as police stepped up arrests during a sixth night of unrest and far-right vigilantes chased non-whites in southern Stockholm. In Linköping,...
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A week of riots in Stockholm has torn a hole in Sweden’s image as a beacon of social harmony. In Husby, a suburb north of the capital where 60 percent of residents were born outside Sweden and...
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Stockholm. Stockholm has been the scene of riots this week, to much of the world’s surprise, with the unrest flaring up in immigrant-dominated neighborhoods on the city’s periphery. The Stockholm media...
View ArticleSweden's riots raise questions about inequality
HUSBY, Sweden -- Sweden has long been a bastion of generous social welfare and an egalitarian political culture. So many people were shocked when scores of youths hurled rocks at police and set cars...
View ArticleEight arrested as Stockholm hit by riots
A fireman tackles a burning car set alight by rioters in Stockholm. Photo: AFP Stockholm: Swedish police arrested eight people after riots broke out in several Stockholm suburbs, following a police...
View ArticleSweden riots spread to south of capital
Unrest in Stockholm’s suburbs continued for a fourth night as rioters showed their anger over a police shooting a week ago by setting fire to cars and buildings and pelting emergency workers with...
View ArticleStockholm firefighters attacked in 4th night of rioting
Youths rioted in several different suburbs around Stockholm for a third executive night. (Fredrik Sandberg/Scanpix Sweden/AP) STOCKHOLM — Rioters outside Stockholm burned cars and trash cans, attacked...
View ArticleSweden's riots raise questions about inequality
Sweden has long been a bastion of generous social welfare and an egalitarian political culture. So many people were shocked when scores of youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze during...
View ArticleStockholm police seek reinforcements after 5th night of riots
(c) 2013, Bloomberg News. STOCKHOLM — Stockholm police are asking for reinforcements to help end riots that have spread through the Swedish capital's most ethnically mixed areas. About 30 cars burned...
View ArticleSweden's riots raise questions about inequality
HUSBY, Sweden -- Sweden has long been a bastion of generous social welfare and an egalitarian political culture. So many people were shocked when scores of youths hurled rocks at police and set cars...
View ArticleSweden's riots raise questions about inequality
HUSBY, Sweden Sweden has long been a bastion of generous social welfare and an egalitarian political culture. So many people were shocked when scores of youths hurled rocks at police and set cars...
View ArticleSweden's riots raise questions about inequality
HUSBY, Sweden -- Sweden has long been a bastion of generous social welfare and an egalitarian political culture. So many people were shocked when scores of youths hurled rocks at police and set cars...
View ArticleSweden riots spread to south of capital
Unrest in Stockholm’s suburbs continued for a fourth night as rioters showed their anger over a police shooting a week ago by setting fire to cars and buildings and pelting emergency workers with...
View ArticleStockholm firefighters attacked in 4th night of rioting
Youths rioted in several different suburbs around Stockholm for a third executive night. (Fredrik Sandberg/Scanpix Sweden/AP) STOCKHOLM — Rioters outside Stockholm burned cars and trash cans, attacked...
View ArticleSweden's riots raise questions about inequality
Sweden has long been a bastion of generous social welfare and an egalitarian political culture. So many people were shocked when scores of youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze during...
View ArticleStockholm police seek reinforcements after 5th night of riots
(c) 2013, Bloomberg News. STOCKHOLM — Stockholm police are asking for reinforcements to help end riots that have spread through the Swedish capital's most ethnically mixed areas. About 30 cars burned...
View ArticleSweden's riots raise questions about inequality
HUSBY, Sweden -- Sweden has long been a bastion of generous social welfare and an egalitarian political culture. So many people were shocked when scores of youths hurled rocks at police and set cars...
View ArticlePolice seek reinforcements to help end Sweden riots
Stockholm police are asking for reinforcements to help end riots that have spread through the Swedish capital’s most ethnically mixed areas. About 30 cars burned overnight in Stockholm’s western and...
View ArticleSweden's riots raise questions about inequality
HUSBY, Sweden Sweden has long been a bastion of generous social welfare and an egalitarian political culture. So many people were shocked when scores of youths hurled rocks at police and set cars...
View ArticleSweden's riots raise questions about inequality
HUSBY, Sweden -- Sweden has long been a bastion of generous social welfare and an egalitarian political culture. So many people were shocked when scores of youths hurled rocks at police and set cars...
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