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Published more: 2020-08-31 15:17 | SR - SVERIGES RADIO

Weekend riots rock Malmö after anti-Islam protest

The riots saw vehicles burned and objects thrown at police.

Lyssna: Weekend riots rock Malmö following anti-Islam protest

Riots broke out in Malmö this weekend, after anti-Islam activists from Denmark burned a copy of the Quran and kicked the book around in a city square.

A video of the incident spread online and sparked a backlash in the suburb of Rosengård, where an estimated 300 rioters started fires and threw objects at the police.

The situation calmed down on Saturday and Sunday, though police in Malmö remained on heightened alert on Monday to investigate what exactly caused the riot. Officers were...