2010 Rinkeby riots

2010 Rinkeby riots
DateJune 2010 (2010-06)
Location
Rinkeby, Stockholm, Sweden

59°23′17″N 17°55′43″E / 59.38806°N 17.92861°E / 59.38806; 17.92861
Methods
Parties

Rioters:

Number
100[1]

On 8 June and 9 June 2010, youth riots broke out in Rinkeby,[2] a suburb dominated by immigrant residents, in northern Stockholm, Sweden. Up to 100 youths threw bricks, set fires and attacked the local police station in Rinkeby.[1][3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Sweden riots revive immigration debate". The Australian. 23 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  2. ^ Anders Forsström (9 June 2010). "Nya upplopp i Rinkeby" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  3. ^ Peggy Levitt (2015). Artifacts and Allegiances: How Museums Put the Nation and the World on Display. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520961456. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  4. ^ Pestano, Andrew (21 February 2017). "Riot breaks out in Stockholm neighborhood". UPI. Retrieved 23 March 2017.