Stockholm Police Seek Reinforcements After Fifth Night of Riots
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Stockholm police are asking for reinforcements to help end riots that have spread through the Swedish capital’s most ethnically mixed areas.
About 30 cars burned overnight in Stockholm’s western and southern suburbs as unrest that started in Husby, north of the capital, continued for a fifth night, police spokesman Kjell Lindgren said by phone. Schools were also set on fire, he said. Rioters are showing their anger over a police shooting more than a week ago of a 69-year-old local resident, according to Megafonen, a group that says it represents Husby residents.