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Riots in Sweden after far-right activists burn Koran
  • Smoke billows from burning tyres, pallets and fireworks as a few hundred protesters riot in the Rosengard neighbourhood of Malmo, Sweden, on August 28, 2020. - The protest was sparked by the burning of a coran by members of Danish far-right party Stram Kurs earlier in the day. The party's leader Rasmus Paludan was denied entry to Sweden for a manifestation on Friday. (Photo by - / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by -/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Riot police officers secure the area as smoke billows from burning tyres, pallets and fireworks as a few hundred protesters riot in the Rosengard neighbourhood of Malmo, Sweden, on August 28, 2020. - The protest was sparked by the burning of a coran by members of Danish far-right party Stram Kurs earlier in the day. The party's leader Rasmus Paludan was denied entry to Sweden for a manifestation on Friday. (Photo by - / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by -/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Riot police officers secure the area as smoke billows from burning tyres, pallets and fireworks as a few hundred protesters riot in the Rosengard neighbourhood of Malmo, Sweden, on August 28, 2020. - The protest was sparked by the burning of a coran by members of Danish far-right party Stram Kurs earlier in the day. The party's leader Rasmus Paludan was denied entry to Sweden for a manifestation on Friday. (Photo by - / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by -/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Demonstrators throw stones at police during clashes in the Rosengard neighbourhood of Malmo, Sweden, on August 28, 2020. - The protest was sparked by the burning of a coran by members of Danish far-right party Stram Kurs during an anti-Muslim rally in Malmo earlier in the day. The party's leader Rasmus Paludan, known for his anti-Muslim rhetoric, was due to attend the rally but he was arrested near Malmo and has been banned from Sweden for two years, authorities said on August 28. (Photo by - / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by -/TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Demonstrators burn tyres during clashes with police in the Rosengard neighbourhood of Malmo, Sweden, on August 28, 2020. - The protest was sparked by the burning of a coran by members of Danish far-right party Stram Kurs during an anti-Muslim rally in Malmo earlier in the day. The party's leader Rasmus Paludan, known for his anti-Muslim rhetoric, was due to attend the rally but he was arrested near Malmo and has been banned from Sweden for two years, authorities said on August 28. (Photo by - / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by -/TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Demonstrators throw stones at police during clashes in the Rosengard neighbourhood of Malmo, Sweden, on August 28, 2020. - The protest was sparked by the burning of a coran by members of Danish far-right party Stram Kurs during an anti-Muslim rally in Malmo earlier in the day. The party's leader Rasmus Paludan, known for his anti-Muslim rhetoric, was due to attend the rally but he was arrested near Malmo and has been banned from Sweden for two years, authorities said on August 28. (Photo by - / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by -/TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Municipal workers clear up broken glass at a bus shelter on August 29, 2020 in the Rosengard neighbourhood of Malmo following clashes with police. - Clashes that occured on August 28, 2020 were sparked by the burning of a coran by members of Danish far-right party Stram Kurs during an anti-Muslim rally in Malmo earlier in the day. The party's leader Rasmus Paludan, known for his anti-Muslim rhetoric, was due to attend the rally but he was arrested near Malmo and has been banned from Sweden for two years. (Photo by Johan NILSSON / various sources / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by JOHAN NILSSON/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)
  • A burnt out light truck is seen on August 29, 2020 in the Rosengard neighbourhood of Malmo following clashes with police. - Clashes that occured on August 28, 2020 were sparked by the burning of a coran by members of Danish far-right party Stram Kurs during an anti-Muslim rally in Malmo earlier in the day. The party's leader Rasmus Paludan, known for his anti-Muslim rhetoric, was due to attend the rally but he was arrested near Malmo and has been banned from Sweden for two years. (Photo by Johan NILSSON / various sources / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by JOHAN NILSSON/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)

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