2022 Sweden riots | |||
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Date | 15–17 April 2022 (3 days) | ||
Location | Sweden | ||
Resulted in | Charges brought against both rioters[1] and Rasmus Paludan[2] | ||
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Riots occurred in several Swedish cities in April 2022, primarily against police who were stationed to protect events planned by Danish-Swedish politician Rasmus Paludan. The motivation for the violence was ostensibly Paludan's plan to burn a Quran; however, the police suspect that the event was used by criminal groups to target police.[6] Two-thirds of those injured were police officers.[7]