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Stockholm burns as rioters battle police after three days of violence in immigrant 'ghetto'

Two schools and a cultural centre were set on fire in Stockholm
Gangs of up to 60 youths hurled rocks at police and firefighters
Yesterday's violence is the worst the country has seen in years
Provoked debate on youth unemployment and immigration in Sweden

By Becky Evans

PUBLISHED: 12:08, 22 May 2013 | UPDATED: 17:53, 22 May 2013
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Hundreds of youths attacked police and emergency services last night as rioting in Stockholm's poor immigrant suburbs escalated.

Yesterday's violence, which has intensified over three days of rioting, saw gangs torch dozens of cars and attack two schools and a police station.

It is Sweden's worst disorder in years and has shocked the country and provoked a debate on how Sweden is coping with youth unemployment and an influx of immigrants.

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Dozens of cars were set alight in Stockholm's poor immigrant suburbs as rioting spread into a third night

Dozens of cars were set alight in Stockholm's poor immigrant suburbs as rioting spread into a third night

The unrest is the worst disorder Sweden has seen in years and shocked the liberal-leaning country

The unrest is the worst disorder Sweden has seen in years and shocked the liberal-leaning country
A fireman extinguishes a burning car in Kista, one of dozens set alight in a number of immigrant suburbs

A fireman extinguishes a burning car in Kista, one of dozens set alight in a number of immigrant suburbs

The disorder has intensified despite a call for calm from Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt.

Last night, rioters attacked the police station in the Jakosberg area in the northwest of the city and set fire to 30 cars.
Stockholm hit by worst riots in years

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Gangs of up to 60 set fire to a school and a nursery and hurled rocks at police and firefighters.

The unrest appears to have been sparked by the police killing of a 69-year-old man wielding a machete in the suburb of Husby on Sunday, which prompted accusations of police brutality.

It has provoked fierce debate in the country, which prides itself on a reputation for social justice, on the government's economic policies.
As well as setting cars ablaze, rioters also attacked a police station and a school and nursery

As well as setting cars ablaze, rioters also attacked a police station and a school and nursery
The unrest appears to have been sparked after police shot and killed a man wielding a machete on Sunday

The unrest appears to have been sparked after police shot and killed a man wielding a machete on Sunday
Smoke billows from a burning car. Rocks were hurled at firefighters as they tackled blazes around the city

Smoke billows from a burning car. Rocks were hurled at firefighters as they tackled blazes around the city
The violence has sparked debate in the country on the effect of the government's social policies

The violence has sparked debate in the country on the effect of the government's social policies

Critics say immigrant ghettos have been created where unemployment is high and there are few opportunities for residents.

The left-leaning tabloid Aftonbladet said the riots represented a 'gigantic failure' of government policies, which had underpinned the rise of ghettos in the suburbs.

'We have failed to give many of the people in the suburbs a hope for the future,' Anna-Margrethe Livh of the opposition Left Party wrote in the daily Svenska Dagbladet.

An anti-immigrant party, the Sweden Democrats, has risen to third in polls ahead of a general election due next year, reflecting unease about immigrants among many voters.

Many believe the riots are a result of anger at high unemployment and fewer opportunities among immigrants

Many believe the riots are a result of anger at high unemployment and fewer opportunities among immigrants
A number of cars in the Stockholm suburb of Husby, which has a high immigrant population

Eight people were arrested last night but police said they had no reports of injuries.

Kjell Lindgren, spokesman for Stockholm police, said today: 'We've had around 30 cars set on fire last night, fires that we connect to youth gangs and criminals.'

Prime Minister Reinfeldt told reporters yesterday: 'Everyone must pitch in restore calm - parents [and] adults.'

After decades of practising the 'Swedish model' of generous welfare benefits, the country has been reducing the role of the state since the 1990s, spurring the fastest growth in inequality of any advanced OECD economy.
The clean-up operation began on Wednesday as burned cars were towed away under police guard

The clean-up operation began on Wednesday as burned cars were towed away under police guard

Policemen secure an apartment building after youths rioted in Husby, northern Stockholm

Policemen secure an apartment building after youths rioted in Husby, northern Stockholm

While average living standards are still among the highest in Europe, governments have failed to substantially reduce long-term youth unemployment and poverty, which have affected immigrant communities worst.

Some 15 per cent of the population is foreign-born, the highest proportion in the Nordic region.

Unemployment among those born outside Sweden stands at 16 per cent, compared with just six per cent for native Swedes, according to OECD data.

Among 44 industrialised countries, Sweden ranked fourth in the absolute number of asylum seekers, and second relative to its population, according to U.N. figures.

France, Italy, Germany, UK, Spain and lots more, all fed up of the immigration. Europe was set up as a trade pathway and has turned into a monster.
Soon we will see blood in our streets, ours not theirs, prepare to defend yourself from the enemy within, if you dont you and your family will die.

Has anyone seen this on the tele? thought not.