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Police attacked in Sweden riots

Several Stockholm suburbs experienced a fifth night of unrest with youths damaging a police station and schools.

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Arsonists target buildings on fifth night of unrest in Stockholm

Swedish firefighters fought blazes across the capital Stockholm last night after a fifth night of rioting in which banks and police stations were targeted and cars set alight.

The unrest has been focused on the suburb of Husby, where police shot dead an elderly man who was wielding a knife on May 13, but has spread to other areas.

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