52 hurt, 100 detained in clashes at Eritrean Stockholm festival

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 05, 2023 12:04 am

Stockholm: More than 50 people were injured and dozens detained in Stockholm Thursday as clashes broke out at an Eritrean pro-government festival, police and health officials said, with anti-government protesters trashing property at the site.

'Another public gathering took place close to the festival site, during which a violent riot broke out,' police said, adding in a statement they had detained 'around a hundred people'.

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