Riot in Sweden after anti-Muslim Danish leader banned from Qur’an-burning rally

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Sat, 2020-08-29 14:24

STOCKHOLM: At least 10 people were arrested, and several police officers injured, in violence which broke out in southern Sweden after an anti-Muslim Danish politician was blocked from attending a Qur’an-burning rally, police said Saturday.
Protesters threw stones at police and burned tires on the streets of Malmo late Friday, with the violence escalating as the evening wore on, according to police and local media.

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