Sixth night of riots in Stockholm
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May 26, 2013, Sunday
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STOCKHOLM experienced a sixth straight night of riots early yesterday, with cars torched in several immigrant-dominated suburbs, as Britain and the United States warned against travelling to the hotspots.
Nearly a week of unrest, which spread briefly on Friday night to the medium-sized city of Oerebro, 160 kilometers west of Stockholm, have put Sweden's reputation as an oasis of peace and harmony at risk.
An AFP photographer witnessed a car engulfed in flames before firefighters arrived in the Stockholm district of Tensta. Cars were incinerated in three other areas of the capital as well, according to the Swedish news agency TT.
"I've never before taken part in anything that lasted so long and was spread over such a wide area," police spokesman Lars Bystroem told TT.
The nightly riots have prompted Britain's Foreign Office and the US Embassy in Stockholm to issue warnings to their nationals, urging them to avoid the affected areas.
Firefighters were dispatched to 70 fires on Thursday night.
Nearly a week of unrest, which spread briefly on Friday night to the medium-sized city of Oerebro, 160 kilometers west of Stockholm, have put Sweden's reputation as an oasis of peace and harmony at risk.
An AFP photographer witnessed a car engulfed in flames before firefighters arrived in the Stockholm district of Tensta. Cars were incinerated in three other areas of the capital as well, according to the Swedish news agency TT.
"I've never before taken part in anything that lasted so long and was spread over such a wide area," police spokesman Lars Bystroem told TT.
The nightly riots have prompted Britain's Foreign Office and the US Embassy in Stockholm to issue warnings to their nationals, urging them to avoid the affected areas.
Firefighters were dispatched to 70 fires on Thursday night.
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