More than 40 people have been arrested after violent clashes in Sweden between police and people angry at plans by a far-right group to burn copies of the Quran.
Three people were injured in Norrkoping area of Sweden on Sunday when officers fired warning shots at ‘rioters’, police said.
The violence was sparked by a series of rallies organised by the Danish-Swedish politician Rasmus Paludan.
He says he has burned a copy of Islam’s holy book and wants to do so again.
Muslims consider the Quran the sacred word of God and view any intentional damage or show of disrespect towards it as deeply offensive.
Sweden’s national police chief, Anders Thornberg, said he had never seen such violent riots following Sunday’s clashes in Norrkoping, which is about 160km (99 miles) south-west of Stockholm, and nearby Linkoping.
