Torched cars and attacks on police in Stockholm

Several Stockholm suburbs experienced a fourth night of unrest on Wednesday with youths setting fire to cars and throwing stones at police and fire fighters.

Violence started in Husby in northwestern Stockholm on Sunday evening with cars torched and police attacked in the suburbs of Sweden's capital.

The riots spread from Husby to other poor Stockholm suburbs as groups of youth pushed through the streets throwing stones, breaking windows and setting cars alight.

One police officer was injured in the latest attacks and five were arrested for attempted arson.

Local media said a police station office was set on fire in the southern suburb of Ragsved, where several people were also detained. No one was hurt and the fire was quickly put out.

The riots appear to have been sparked by the police killing of a 69-year-old man wielding a machete in the suburb of Husby this month, which prompted accusations of police brutality.