The threat of a far-right Danish politician to burn the Koran and shed “pig blood” on it has caused unrest in Sweden in recent days. The anti-Muslim and far-right political party Stram Kurs had planned to hold a demonstration in Landskrona, but announced a change of headquarters in Malmo after protesters threw stones and set fire to cars, tires and rubbish bins. UKRAINE SHARES A HEART CALL FOR SUPPORT TO UKRAINIAN ARMS Kim Hild, a police spokesman in southern Sweden, said authorities would not revoke the permit for the anti-Muslim protests, as they had not violated the limit to deny freedom of speech. The right of protesters “to protest and speak out is very, very heavy and takes an incredible amount to ignore,” Hildt told Swedish news agency TT. FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE IN EUROPE FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE PRINCE HARRY, MEGAN MARKL FROM THE PERSON AS FIRST ROYALS Swedish police say about 100 young people took part in Saturday’s violence, which escalated into a violent clash on Friday between protesters and anti-protesters in the town of Orebro. Orebro’s protest demanded the intervention of MAT police. US BELIEVE UKRAINE’S ACTION LEADS SINKING RUSSIA’S RUSSIAN WAR, OFFICIAL Similar demonstrations have taken place in other cities, including the capital Stockholm. Rasmus Paludan, a Danish lawyer who also has Swedish citizenship, set up the Stram Kurs party, addressing attendees as protesters hurled stones at him. No one was reported seriously injured, but Paludan was hit in the leg by a stone. CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION Paludan founded the party, whose name means “Hard Line”, in 2017, but has not yet reached the 2% threshold required for representation in Folketing, the Danish parliament. The party posts videos on a YouTube channel, which mainly includes party demonstrations. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
