Reports coming out of Sweden this evening suggest coordinated arson attacks have been carried out in at least eight different locations with about 90 vehicles reportedly set ablaze.
Swedish freelance journalist Peter Imanuelsen said, “Sweden is on fire tonight as youth gangs coordinate mass unrest in several different cities a the same time.”
Swedish police have also been attacked, with masked rioters pelting authorities with rocks and projectiles.
Footage of the assault was uploaded to social media and can be viewed below.
To summarize what has happened in Sweden tonight.
– Unrest in 8 different areas / cities
– Some 90 cars destroyed / damaged with fire
– Around 60 youths involved in total
– Police and fire services attacked with rocks
– Streets barricaded by the youths
– Possibly co-ordinated— PeterSweden (@PeterSweden7) August 13, 2018
Multiple arson attacks on vehicles in #Gothenburg tonight
– An estimated 15 cars alleged to have been torched
– Youths with molotov cocktails are reported to have set fire to the vehicles
– Other arson attacks reported in Trollhättan
– Ongoing#Sweden #Göteborg #svpol #breaking pic.twitter.com/ygKsdaW17N— Intelligence Fusion (@IntellFusion) August 13, 2018
BREAKING: Serious situation in Sweden. Youths torched around 14 cars near a shopping centre in Gothenburg pic.twitter.com/Ia9vbMnNV0
— Voice of Europe ? (@V_of_Europe) August 13, 2018
Videon som visar Sveriges förfall med bilbränderna på Frölunda torg i Göteborg togs ner på Facebook efter att den på en timme fått över 150 000 visningar! ?
RETWEETA SÅ ATT ALLA FÅR SE VAD SOM PÅGÅR I SVERIGE! ???#AfS2018 #svpol #val2018 #FrölundaTorg pic.twitter.com/7jtNPVC8FH
— Alternativ för Sverige (@AfS_riks) August 13, 2018
Here is a livestream from Gothenburg from 4 hours ago showing the unrest and car fires.
60 cars were set on fire in the city tonight, please share!https://t.co/ft8FlJpXhq
— PeterSweden (@PeterSweden7) August 13, 2018
