2017 Rinkeby riots

2017 Rinkeby riots
Date20 February 2017
Location
Rinkeby, Stockholm, Sweden
MethodsArson, looting, rioting, rock throwing
ResultRiot subdued
Parties
Masked young men and teenagers
Casualties
Injuries3[1]
Arrested2[1]

On 20 February 2017, rioting broke out in Rinkeby, a multicultural area of the Swedish capital Stockholm.

Rinkeby was previously the site of riots in 2010 and 2013.[2]

Events

Rioting broke out in the evenings between Monday, 20 February - Thursday, 23 February, with a crowd of 25 to 30 masked men who assembled after a drug-related arrest near the Metro station.[3] In four hours of unrest, several fires were started, at least seven cars burnt, shops vandalized and police hit with rocks. One rioter was arrested for rock throwing.[1][4] The fire department had to wait for the police to secure the area before being able to extinguish the burning cars.[5] A number of shops were looted and a business owner was assaulted after having tried to stop the attackers.[5] According to Lars Byström, a police spokesman, a police officer "shot for effect" with intent to hit his target, but missed, and to clear the scene so the police could make an arrest.[1][6][3][4] A photographer from Dagens Nyheter newspaper said he was assaulted by a group of around 15 people.[7]

The Swedish police were criticised by local residents for taking too long to subdue the rioters and not doing enough to stop them.[8]

President Trump's remark

Because the riots broke out two days after the president of the United States of America, Donald Trump, mentioned a Fox News segment he had seen about Sweden the night before, the Rinkeby riots of 2017 drew wide international attention. The president was mocked for the remarks by the international press, as well as Swedish officials.[3][9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Swedish police investigate riot in predominantly immigrant Stockholm suburb". The Daily Telegraph. Associated Press. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Huuhtanen, Matti (21 February 2017). "Trump comments put focus on Sweden's embrace of immigrants". Miami Herald. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Anderson, Christina; Chan, Sewell (21 February 2017). "Clashes in Stockholm Suburb Draw Attention to Trump's Remarks". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 Soxbo, Stefan; Lindqvist, Jesper (20 February 2017). "Våldsamt upplopp i Rinkeby – polisen sköt varningsskott". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Våldsamt upplopp i Rinkeby". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 20 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Bearak, Max (21 February 2017). "Riots erupt in Sweden's capital after arrest, just days after President Trump comments". The Washington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved 21 February 2017 – via Chicago Tribune.
  7. ↑ "Swedish press photographer assaulted in Rinkeby riots". The Local. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "No arrests after Rinkeby riots". thelocal.se. The Local Sweden. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "Sweden probes riot in mainly immigrant Stockholm suburb". BBC. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.