Firefighters are seen as several cars were set on fire during a riot,
according to local media, in Rinkeby suburb, outside Stockholm, Sweden
February 21, 2017. TT News Agency/Christine Olsson/via REUTERS    


Riots Erupt In Swedish Immigrant Town Days After Trump’s Refugee Remarks


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 <http://dailycaller.com/author/jacob-bojesson/> Jacob Bojesson

 

MALMO, Sweden — Violent riots broke out in a Stockholm neighborhood Monday
night in the midst of an argument between U.S. President Donald Trump and
the Swedish government over immigration policies in the country.

Riots erupted around 8 p.m. in Rinkeby — an area with a large immigrant
population — after police tried to arrest a man in relation to an
investigation. Masked men threw rocks at police, set cars on fire and robbed
businesses.

Police responded with gun fire to quell the unidentified rioters.

“Police fired at the rock throwers, but missed,” police spokesman Tony
Lagerkrantz told public broadcaster SVT
<http://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/stockholm/polisen-skot-for-att-traffa> .

  

One business owner was assaulted while trying to keep rioters out of his
store. A total of three people were injured in the riots but no arrests were
made, according to police
<http://www.dn.se/sthlm/polis-skot-for-att-traffa-i-rinkeby/> .

“They were punched at and kicked at and had to seek medical attention,” said
SVT News reporter Valentina Xhaferi.

The situation calmed down around midnight. Rinkeby is located in one of the
poorest areas of the Swedish capital. “It sucks, it’s like living in a
ghetto. I’m ashamed,” Rinkeby resident Alejandro told SVT.

The riots follow a heated debate surrounding immigration in Sweden sparked
by Trump <http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-sweden-idUSKBN15Y0QH>
’s remarks Saturday at a rally in Melbourne, Fla.

“You look at what’s happening last night in Sweden. Sweden, who would
believe this?” Trump said.

The Swedish embassy in Washington, D.C., requested an expiation from the
White House over what Trump was referring to.

Trump later explained his remarks were in reference to a segment Friday on
Fox News show “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”

Carlson interviewed filmmaker Ami Horwitz about his documentary on how
Sweden’s generous refugee stance has affected the country. Horowitz claimed
a surge
<http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/21/ami-horowitz-defends-sweden-refu
gee-claims-from-backlash-over-trump-remark.html>  in crime has occurred in
recent years, which Swedish authorities say is an exaggerated portrayal.

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