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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A riot broke out in the southern Swedish city of Malmo on Friday, where at least 300 people had gathered to protest anti-Islamic activities, police said.
Protesters were throwing objects at police officers and car tires had caught fire, a police spokesman said. Hours earlier, right-wing extremists had burned a copy of the Koran in Malmo.
“We do not have this under control, but we are actively working to take control,” the spokesperson said.
“We see a connection between what is happening now and what happened today,” he said.
The demonstrations escalated in the same place where the Koran was burned, the spokesman said.
The Aftonbladet daily said several anti-Islam activities had taken place in Malmo on Friday, including three men kicking a copy of the Quran at each other in a public square.
The anti-Islam protests came after Rasmus Paludan, leader of the Danish far-right political party Hard Line, was denied permission to have a meeting in Malmo and was detained at the Swedish border, according to the newspaper.
(Reporting by Helena Soderpalm; Editing by Grant McCool)
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