Malmo: Violence erupts after anti-Muslim activity
By DW
01 September 2020 |
11:00 am
Protesters clashed with police after a day of anti-Islam action in the Swedish city. Earlier, right-wing extremists had burned a copy of the Quran and a Danish politician was barred from entering the country.
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