Three people injured in riots in Sweden

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Three individuals within the Swedish metropolis of Norrkoping wanted medical consideration after being hit by police bullets throughout clashes between police and protesters following Quran burnings that prompted riots in a number of Swedish cities over the Easter weekend.

In some locations counter-protesters attacked police forward of deliberate right-wing extremist demonstrations. Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has condemned the violence.

“Three individuals appear to have been hit by ricochets and are actually being cared for in hospital. All three injured are arrested on suspicion of crime,” police mentioned in an internet assertion, including not one of the accidents had been life-threatening.

Police mentioned the state of affairs in Norrkoping was calm on Sunday night.

Police and protesters have been engaged in critical clashes through the previous days the place a number of police have been injured and a number of autos have been torched.

The violence started on Thursday after an indication organised by Rasmus Paludan, chief of Danish far-right political social gathering Laborious Line. Paludan, who had permission for a collection of demonstrations throughout Sweden through the Easter weekend, is thought for Quran burnings.

(Reporting by Johan Ahlander; Enhancing by Daniel Wallis)