Swedish Rioters Torch Cars, Target Schools as Violence Spreads

Arsonists targeted schools and set cars alight in Stockholm in a sixth night of rioting by youths as the unrest spread to some of Sweden’s smaller cities.

While the capital was calmer than at the height of the violence, when rocks were thrown at police and firefighters, as many as 30 cars were torched and attempts were made to burn down three schools overnight, Stockholm police spokesman Kjell Lindgren said today by phone. The number of incidents in the city has been declining since riots erupted there in the early hours of May 20, he said.