More unrest in Malmö suburb
A number of disturbances broke out in a suburb of Malmö on Monday night. Four youths were arrested as police battled to impose order.
The unrest began in Oxie, a suburb south-west of central Malmö, when a skip began burning soon after 7.30pm on Monday evening. Police confirmed that security guards and passers-by were shot at with fireworks and several more fires were started.
The Christmas tree on the main square in Oxie was one of the targets and local resident Bo Persson expressed concern over recent developments.
"It has been awful lately. They should really ban fireworks. It is just a small number that are behind this carry on and ruin it for us all," he said to local newspaper Sydsvenskan.
Ten police units were sent to the area during the evening and by 11pm four young men had been arrested for public order offences.
Trouble first flared up in Oxie on December 8th. Since then police and emergency services have been sent to the area on a round 20 occasions.
On Sunday a police car had its windows broken, and there have been several reports of arson and fireworks being shot towards balconies and people.
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The unrest began in Oxie, a suburb south-west of central Malmö, when a skip began burning soon after 7.30pm on Monday evening. Police confirmed that security guards and passers-by were shot at with fireworks and several more fires were started.
The Christmas tree on the main square in Oxie was one of the targets and local resident Bo Persson expressed concern over recent developments.
"It has been awful lately. They should really ban fireworks. It is just a small number that are behind this carry on and ruin it for us all," he said to local newspaper Sydsvenskan.
Ten police units were sent to the area during the evening and by 11pm four young men had been arrested for public order offences.
Trouble first flared up in Oxie on December 8th. Since then police and emergency services have been sent to the area on a round 20 occasions.
On Sunday a police car had its windows broken, and there have been several reports of arson and fireworks being shot towards balconies and people.
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