Daily Mail: Riots break out in Sweden as 300 people gather to protest against far-Right activists burning the Koran as rocks are thrown at police and car tyres are set on fire
* Riots break out in Malmo, a town in the south of the country, after far-Right activists burnt the Koran in street
* Around 300 protesters took to the streets tonight, with tyres being burnt and rocks being thrown at the police
* It comes after leader of Danish far-Right party Hard Line, was denied permission to have a meeting in Malmo
* Rasmus Paludan was arrested on Friday by police who say they suspected he was going to break Swedish laws
Riots have broken out in Sweden tonight as hundreds of people gather to protest the actions of far-Right activists who had earlier set fire to the Koran.
Dramatic pictures show tyres being burnt in the street and a large plume of smoke rising above Malmo, in the south of the Scandinavian country.
Crowds of protesters, of which there are thought to be around 300, reportedly threw rocks at police as they tried to ease tensions.
Earlier in the day, right-wing extremists had burnt the Koran following the arrest of the leader of a far-Right Danish political party was arrested ahead of a planned meeting in the town.
Police in Malmo have said in a statement that they are attempting to bring the riot under control.
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Swedish Police 'Have No Control' as Koran Burning Sparks Riots in Malmo - Photos, Videos -- Sputnik
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