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Wave of arson attacks hit cars in Gothenburg, other Swedish cities

Groups of youths in Sweden set fire to dozens of cars in the city of Gothenburg and surrounding towns on Monday, in what Prime Minister Stefan Lofven described as "extremely organized" attacks.
Police said up to 100 cars were burned or damaged in Gothenburg, Sweden's second-biggest city, as well as in Trollhattan, an industrial area with high unemployment, and Falkenberg. A number of cars were also burned overnight in Stockholm.

Police did not say what might have motivated the "organized and prepared" attacks, only confirming that gangs of youths were involved without specifying numbers.

Public concern over gang-related and other violence has become a key issue in political campaigns ahead of Sweden's national election on September 9.
A surge in gang violence in Sweden saw more than 40 people shot dead last year.
The concerns could benefit the country's populist, anti-immigration Sweden Democrats in particular, giving them the potential to become the second-biggest party in the parliament.

In addition to escalated violence, voters are worried about a struggling welfare system, declining school results and the effects of immigration, which saw around 160,000 people seek asylum in Sweden in 2015.

Whats going on in Sweden?

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Racial tension.

Scandanavia was very homogenous before they took in a lot of refugees.

Now that doesn't mean I think refugees are doing this but letting in a lot of foreigners will invariably to tension which will spill over in this fashion.

 

[NickFire]

They know its gangs of young people. They know it was extremely organized. Obviously they know the intentions behind the attacks. Regardless what they were, how do they not realize that omitting such information does nothing but help spread conspiracy theories regarding both the attackers and officials withholding the information?

 

[Liberty4all]

Who could be responsible for these crimes I wonder? I guess we will never know. Part and parcel of living in a modern day country.

 

[TheShadowLord]

Who could be responsible for these crimes I wonder? I guess we will never know. Part and parcel of living in a modern day country.

We know it is young people. That is something at the very least.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

I'm sorry your governments and your media outlets are failing you, European friends.

Vote accordingly.

 

[Breakage]

This is what happens when you let in people who have no desire of integrating. Those in power know this – they are not stupid. It is self-inflicted.

 

[Cunth]

very mysterious

 

[MayauMiao]

Don't worry about Sweden. They are doing a good job at keeping peace. Look at how they happily escort this guy around the town to show the friendly atmosphere.

 

[Cunth]

Arson suspect held in Turkey

 

[dcll]

These countries in Europe have brought this upon themselves. I know the people are getting feed up, they need to put a stop to the madness

 

[MrRogers]

The Visegrad four look on and cringe at their silly western neighbors. I was in Poland in Warsaw last month and its the safest city ive ever been too, what Swedish cities were like in the 70s and 80s when they were as homogenous as Poland is now. But they've imported mass numbers of people who will never integrate and will eventually burn more than just cars. Złe wybory szwecja!

 

[Cunth]

The Visegrad four look on and cringe at their silly western neighbors. I was in Poland in Warsaw last month and its the safest city ive ever been too, what Swedish cities were like in the 70s and 80s when they were as homogenous as Poland is now. But they've imported mass numbers of people who will never integrate and will eventually burn more than just cars. Złe wybory szwecja!

I read the stats the other day that 43% of working age Muslims in Australia are unemployed, and was dumbfounded

 

[pimentel1]

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