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Nights of rioting test Sweden's reputation for tolerance
LONDON -- Residents of Stockholm braced for more violence Friday after five consecutive nights of rioting that have rocked the Swedish capital and shaken the Scandinavian country’s self-image as a tolerant, liberal place. Since Sunday, sections of...
Tags: Shootings, Aftonbladet (newspaper), Arts and Culture, North Korea, Sociology
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Stretched by riots, Swedish police call reinforcements
ReutersSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Police in Stockholm called in reinforcements on Friday after youths set cars and a school ablaze in a fifth night of rioting, the worst to hit Sweden for years. Pupils at a primary school in Kista - an IT hub that is home to the...Tags: Unemployment Benefits, Dwayne Johnson, Aftonbladet (newspaper), Sweden, Immigration
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Bahraini protesters clash with police over raid on cleric's home
ReutersLONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Bahraini Shi'ite Muslims angered by a raid last week on a top cleric's home clashed with police on Friday, while thousands more gathered in the cleric's village for a peaceful sit-in against their Sunni-led...Tags: Human Rights, Witnesses, Politics, U.S. Navy, Iran
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Rioting raises questions about Sweden's liberal immigration policy and its inequality
Associated Press WriterHUSBY, Sweden (AP) — Sweden has long been a bastion of generous social welfare and an egalitarian political culture. So many people were shocked when scores of youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze during rioting in several largely...Tags: Shootings, Unemployment, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government, Career and Workplace
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Swedish police seek reinforcement after further clashes
ReutersSTOCKHOLM, May 24 (Reuters) - Police in the Swedish capital are to seek reinforcements after youths again set cars ablaze and threw stones at police for a fifth night running, officials said on Friday. Around 30 cars were set on fire in poorer...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Sweden, Travel Alerts, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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British Prime Minister seeks answers after soldier hacked to death
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron convened an emergency meeting of his intelligence chiefs on Thursday after two Islamists hacked a soldier to death with meat cleavers on a south London street. A dramatic clip filmed by an onlooker just...Tags: Shootings, Witnesses, Boston Marathon, David Cameron, Boris Johnson
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British soldier hacked to death in suspected Islamist attack
Reuters* Soldier hacked to death in attack in London * Police shoot two suspects who now in hospital * PM Cameron says likely terrorist incident * Attackers scream Islamic slogans By Maria Golovnina and Guy Faulconbridge LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - A British...Tags: Shootings, Witnesses, David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Stockholm riots challenge image of happy, generous state
ReutersSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Hundreds of youth have torched cars and attacked police in four nights of riots in immigrant suburbs of Sweden's capital, shocking a country that dodged the worst of the financial crisis but failed to solve youth unemployment and...Tags: Finance, Aftonbladet (newspaper), Unemployment, Refugee, Pension and Welfare
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In Britain, terrorism suspected in man's hacking death
LONDON — As bystanders watched in horror, a man was hacked to death in broad daylight on a London street Wednesday and two suspects were shot and wounded by police, who are investigating the incident as a likely terrorist attack. The two...
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Sweden's capital hit by worst riots in years
ReutersSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Hundreds of youths have set fire to cars and attacked police and rescue services in poor immigrant suburbs in three nights of rioting in Stockholm, Sweden's worst disorder in years. On Tuesday night, a police station in the...Tags: Aftonbladet (newspaper), Unemployment, Pension and Welfare, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Elections
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Rioting youths set fires, attack police, in Stockholm suburb, angered over police shooting
Associated PressSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Gangs of youth angered by the police shooting death of an elderly man in a mainly immigrant neighborhood hurled rocks at police and set cars and buildings on fire in a Stockholm suburb early Monday, forcing the evacuation of an...Tags: Shootings, Immigration, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Stockholm (Sweden)
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Supporters and opponents of Ukraine president clash in Kiev
ReutersKIEV, May 18 (Reuters) - Supporters and opponents of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich scuffled as both sides held large rallies in the capital Kiev on Saturday, police and local media said. A dozen young men hurled stones and plastic water bottles...Tags: European Union, Hungary, Nazi Party, Ukraine, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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