Counter-protesters set fire to a police bus ahead of a demonstration planned by Danish anti-Muslim politician Rasmus Paludan and his Stram Kurs party, which was to include a burning of the Muslim holy book, the Koran, in the park Sveaparken in Orebro, Sweden, April 15, 2022. Kicki Nilsson/ TT News Agency/via REUTERS
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Violent riots erupted in the central Swedish city of Orebro on Friday as counter-protesters attacked police ahead of a planned right-wing extremist demonstration.
Police said on its website that four police cars had been set on fire and at least four police officers and one private individual had been injured as protesters threw stones and large groups attacked police cordons and tore down riot fences.
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