BREITBART April 17, 2022: On Thursday and Friday, Swedish cities saw cars set on fire and police injured as a result of rioting by people opposed to demonstrations by Qur’an-burning politician Rasmus Paludan.

On Thursday, riots and violence took place in the Skäggetorp area of the city of Linköping ahead of a demonstration by Danish anti-Islam politician Rasmus Paludan, leader of the Stram Kurs party.

The violent riots led to at least three police officers being injured after being hit with stones and rocks and several vehicles set on fire, including a police car, broadcaster SVT reports.

Paludan’s rally was supposed to take place Thursday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. but did not occur. Police say at least two people, both in their thirties, were arrested during the riots.

“This has been a serious situation. It was chaotic at the scene with several hundred people on the scene,” police spokesman Johnny Gustavsson commented. Several rioters are believed to have stolen police uniforms and other equipment from police vehicles.

“It was a violent and chaotic situation today. There have also been burglaries in the cars and bags of police equipment have been stolen,” Gustavsson added.

Rioting also broke out in the city of Norrköping due to another Stram Kurs demonstration that also did not end up taking place. Around 15 cars were set on fire in the city and police were also attacked.

Swedish National Police Chief Anders Thornberg commented on Thursday’s rioting saying, “What happened in Linköping and Norrköping is completely reprehensible and will never be accepted. I have made sure that the employees who have been injured have been taken care of.”

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