The police in Malmö, Sweden, reported clashes in an immigrant neighborhood in the country's third-largest city after Iraqi immigrant Silwan Momika burned a copy of the Quran yesterday, Sunday. The police stated that they were pelted with stones, while protesters set fire to dozens of cars, including those in an underground garage, describing the events that began on Sunday and continued throughout the night as "violent riots."
The clashes started after the extremist anti-Islam immigrant Silwan Momika burned a copy of the Quran and attempted to rally against him. Police arrested several individuals, reporting at least three arrests.
Early today, an angry crowd, mostly comprised of youth, set fire to tires and debris, with some seen throwing electric and motorbikes, and breaking through barriers in the Rosengård neighborhood in Malmö, which has experienced similar clashes in the past. Several signs related to the Quran burning were raised.
