2022 Sweden riots

2022 Sweden riots
Date15–17 April 2022
(3 days)
Location
Sweden
Resulted inCharges brought against both rioters and Rasmus Paludan
Parties
Rioters
Casualties and losses
    • Nearly 400 injured
    • Several police cars damaged or destroyed
3+ injured
    • 14 members of the public injured
    • More than 20 vehicles damaged or destroyed
    • 47 people sentenced in court of law

Riots occurred in several Swedish cities in April 2022, primarily against police who were stationed to protect events planned by Danish-Swedish politician Rasmus Paludan. The motivation for the violence was ostensibly Paludan's plan to burn a Quran; however, the police suspect that the event was used by criminal groups to target police. Two-thirds of those injured were police officers.

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