2010 Rinkeby riots
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| Date | 2010 | ||
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Rinkeby, Stockholm, Sweden 59°23′17″N 17°55′43″E / 59.38806°N 17.92861°E | ||
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For two nights in a row in 2010, youth riots broke out in Rinkeby, a suburb with a relatively high proportion of immigrant residents, in northern Stockholm, Sweden. Up to 100 youths threw bricks, set fires and attacked the local police station in Rinkeby.[1]
Background
Rinkeby is noted for its high concentration of immigrants and people with immigrant ancestry. 89.1% of the population of Rinkeby had a first- or second-generation immigrant background as of 31 December 2007.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sweden riots revive immigration debate". The Australian. 23 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ↑ "Områdesfakta Rinkeby stadsdel". Stockholms stads utrednings- och statistikkontor AB. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2013.