Three people were shot and injured in violent clashes on Sunday in Norrköping, southwest of Stockholm, Sweden, between law enforcement and demonstrators protesting against a far-right splinter that prides itself on burning the Koran.
“The police fired several warning shots. Three people appear to have been hit by ricochets and are currently being treated in hospital,” Swedish police wrote in a statement.
The second clash in 4 days
The three injured, whose condition is not known, are also “under arrest, suspected of a crime”, it is specified. This is the second such clash in four days in Norrkoping.
The first time, the demonstrators had protested against a rally of the anti-immigration and anti-Islam movement “Hard Line”, led by the Danish-Swedish Rasmus Paludan. The movement is currently organizing a “tour” in Sweden targeting neighborhoods with a strong Muslim community.
At each of his gatherings, with only a few supporters, Rasmus Paludan burns a Koran.
On Sunday, demonstrators marched again to protest against another “Hardline” rally, which Rasmus Paludan finally gave up.