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Far-right activists burned a Quran in the southern Swedish city of Malmo, sparking riots and unrest after more than 300 people gathered to protest, police said. Rioters set fires and threw objects at police and rescue services, slightly injuring several police officers.

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Sweden: Protest against Quran-burning turns violent

Demonstrators burn tyres during a riot in the Rosengard neighbourhood of Malmo, Sweden. (Reuters)

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Police officers walk amid smoke from the burning tyres, pallets and fireworks during a riot in the Rosengard neighbourhood of Malmo, Sweden. (Reuters)

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Demonstrators throw stones at police during clashes in the Rosengard neighbourhood of Malmo, Sweden. (AFP)

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Demonstrators throw stones at police during a riot in the Rosengard neighbourhood of Malmo, Sweden. (AFP)

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Police officers walk amid smoke from the burning tyres, pallets and fireworks during a riot in the Rosengard neighbourhood of Malmo, Sweden. (Reuters)

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Riot police officers secure the area as smoke billows from burning tyres, pallets and fireworks as a few hundred protesters riot in the Rosengard neighbourhood of Malmo, Sweden. (Reuters)

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Staff members from the City of Malmo clean up broken glasses from one of about 15 broken bus shelters after Friday's night of riots in Rosengard, in Malmo, Sweden. (Reuters)

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A burnt out light truck is seen in Rosengard after Friday's night of riots, in Malmo, Sweden. (Reuters)

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A crowd gathers on a street after a riot broke out in the town of Malmo, Sweden. (Reuters)

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Riot police on the scene as smoke billows from burning tires and fireworks, as a few hundred protesters riot in the Rosengard neighbourhood of Malmo, Sweden. (AP)

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