Riots broke out in the southern Swedish town of Malmo on Friday after far-right activists engaged in anti-Islamic activities, police said. About 300 people were on the streets of Malmo with violence escalating as the evening wore on, according to police and local media. "We suspect that he was going to break the law in Sweden," Calle Persson, spokesman for the police in Malmo told AFP. Earlier in the day, far-right activists burned a copy of the Quran after Paludan was denied permission to hold a meeting there. Various anti-Islamic activities took place in Malmo on Friday.

Source: dna August 29, 2020 06:21 UTC