Planned Koran burnings sparked days of riots in Sweden
Officers had to fire warning shots to disperse the roughly 150 protesters, who were furious at demonstrations by a Danish anti-Islam group.
Three people appear to have been hurt by ricochets and they were taken to a hospital in Norrkoping, about 100 miles south-west of Stockholm.The riots followed planned burnings of the Koran, Islam's holy book, and meetings by Rasmus Paludan, a far-right politician from Denmark. He had intended to hold a demonstration in Norrkoping with his Stram Kurs party but did not turn up, it was reported.
Violent clashes between demonstrators and counter-protesters also broke out in Orebro on Friday evening, ahead of a planned Koran burning there. A dozen officers were injured and four police vehicles were set on fire.
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