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The demonstration that was planned in Landskrona has been moved to Malmö, writes the far-right politician Rasmus Paludan on Facebook page say.
Follow him starts the demonstration at 17:00 and will be until 20:00.
“Time to burn many Korans”, is his message further.
Paludan is a member of the far-right Danish party “Tight course” and is now on a so-called election tour in Sweden. It is election year in Sweden, and Pauldan tried the same procedure during the election in Denmark in 2019.
20 people gather in Malmö
Follow the police as SVT recently spoke with it is unclear whether the demonstration of Paludan has started.
– More than 30 members have gathered, says police spokesperson Calle Persson at 17:20 on Saturday.
He says that the number of police officers is more than that, but does not wish to announce how many they are.
The situation is to be under control in Malmö, but that it has been spent in Landskrona.
Was moved – unrest in Landskrona
The burning of the Koran was scheduled to take place in Landskrona, but the markings were moved.
The police decided that Paludan was not allowed to hold markings where he wanted. The demonstration will now be at a rest area along a motorway south of Malmö, the police follow.
– We do this simply because we believe that we can tackle the situation better tactically, says communications manager in the police region in the south, Anders Wiberg, to SVT.
At the same time, there are reports of stone-throwing at the place where Paludan had planned to burn the Koran.
– There is a very uneasy atmosphere. Fortunately, so far no one was injured. The police have had some stones thrown at them, but the cars are not so damaged that they can not be used. No one has been arrested or remanded in custody, says police spokesman Kim Hild SVT.
According to police, there are around 60 protesters in the city.
– We have sent resources from Malmö to Landskrona. In Malmö, the situation is calm, victory just after 16:30 on Saturday afternoon.
Follow Aftonbladet’s reporter in the city, two cars were set on fire in Landskrona, but the fire will now be extinguished.
Third day of riots
This is the third day in a row that the far-right politician warns of Koran burning.
The riots start on Thursday when Paludan was to hold a celebration in Linköping. At least two people were arrested in connection with the riots. Later the riots moved to the neighboring town of Norrköping.
On Friday, several police officers were injured in clashes with counter-protesters in the Swedish city of Örebro. Three police cars were seen on fire and fired by a warning shot and dissolved Stram Kurs’ marking due to the security situation.
Local newspaper Nerikes Allehanda could report that counter-protesters hijacked a police car and drove around the area.
On Friday, Paludan also trooped up to the Stockholm suburb of Rinkeby, where the role was initially taken. When Paludan set fire to a copy of the Koran, stones were thrown and eight people were arrested. This was stated by the police in Stockholm, according to NTB.