Three men held after attack on refugee centre
Published: 16 Oct 12 17:48 CET | Print version
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/43858/20121016/
Three men have been arrested in central Sweden, suspected of smashing windows in an attack on a refugee housing facility on Tuesday. One resident of the centre was injured in the attack.
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One person was reportedly injured in the attack, according to a journalist who was on the scene from the local Bärgslagsbladet Arboga Tidning newspaper; however this information is yet to be confirmed by police.
According to local news website magazin24, witnesses saw the three men drinking alcohol, throwing bottles at the centre and even assaulting people inside.
Local police officers were at the centre for two hours following the incident, which occurred around 12.30pm on Tuesday.
“We have received information that some people have left the scene and that there was a lot of broken glass after an incident in the area. We are searching for them with dogs,” said Åsa Hedin of the local police to the paper shortly after the incident.
“We’re in the process of investigating what has happened, in detail. I don’t know at this point if someone has been injured,” she said.
The police subsequently arrested three suspects, aged 31, 28 and 27. Officers are as of yet unaware of any motive for the attack.
This is not the first time a refugee centre in the area has been targeted. In January this year, large parts of the Migration Board's housing facility in Arboga were damaged in a fire. At the time, 66 people were evacuated and three brought to hospital after breathing in smoke.
Officers investigating the incident could not find any natural causes for the fire and didn't rule out that it could be arson.
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Personally, i do not impose myself in companies where i am not wanted. Good advice.
Perfect! I've read many of your comments and I wonder how you live in Sweden! Do you express at work/school, all you usually write here? Because most Swedes will react very angrily to this and the rest will keep a distance from you. How difficult is it for you to live here?
I'd say the vast majority of opinions expressed on this site relating to news stories involving immigrants are racist in nature. It has made me re think my very generous opinion of the Swedish people and worry for my non white friends and family when they come here to visit me from the UK. So when immigrants do "snap", don't be so surprised with such obnoxious mock offense...and as for the term "invader friends", jesus wept, you need to learn some primary school history.
Did I say she has been here shorter than me?!! That would even make my point stronger to wonder how difficult it can be for him/her to stay here! I have been among Swede long enough to see how aggressively they react to people like you and jostein so I was just wondering how difficult it can be for such a person to live in Sweden!
Dear hostile. As i said in my comment, i do not impose myself upon others. Neither do i lie or make myself out to be something im not. I do not do theatre, for better and for worse. However, one of the most annoying traits of normal swedes is a fear of conflict and a total aversion to arguing. I very much dislike this but i respect it. And refrain from imposing on my fellow swedes. So, even if you are right that my opinions are difficult to digest for many swedes, it rarely comes to that. And 99% of swedes are scared away by just scratching my surface. Swedes are a strange and roundabout people. But they are my people.
From your most enlightening post you sound like such a reasonable and cultured intellectual that I am sure you and your many offspring will so greatly enrich Sweden's society. Maybe they'll throw you a parade.
and just what kind of reasoned and cultured intellectual response do you think it was being given by the 3 pissed up Swedes attacking people already fleeing violence and war even. Do you want to throw them a parade? One immigrant has the temerity not to be so completely grateful for their often terrible treatment here and you get so aggressive. Shame on you.
And I think whoye calling all Swedes inbred cunts is a jerk with a big chip on his shoulder. But if you want to throw him a parade go right ahead.
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Swedes (with the notable exception of these three drunks), are usually extremely calm, tolerant and polite people. Svensksmith's analysis is correct; Whoye and his relatives would find it very difficult to settle here, and would be much happier settling in a culture more suited to his repugnant personality.
No need to get so melodramatic. You do realize the majority of commentators here are not actually from Sweden? Most are ex-pats or immigrants from other Western countries (USA, Canada, UK, etc).
Cultured, educated man does not wake irritation (with some exceptions). Skin color does not matter white, black, yellow - and maybe even a green or purple.
melodramatic, no...pissed off, yes. I am aware the derrr, this an English language site, but nevertheless many opinions are expressed from a Swedish-born perspective and often run to the classic and smug self fulfilling prophecies of "look we knew they would be criminals" when the integration into society is none existent and the employers generally racist....It is very difficult thing to achieve and by no means at all has the UK managed this. On the contrary. But if you consider yourself a civilised and sophisticated nation then the challenge should be met. Your record of helping refugees during the 2nd World War is heartening and these times are not so difficult...possibly, possibly they will be.
@ Alexey-nsk ...of course it is a matter of skin tone. Don't be so naive. I have been chased by Nazi saluting idiots here just because I have (some!) dark hair...they didn't wait to check my lengthy Curriculum Vitae before they charged!
Wanna see something funny? Just for the fun sake, dress like a religious Jew and take a stroll in the centre of Malmö. You will see how the poot little victims behave. Hillarious. I propose that you record it and then put it on Youtube like a belgian journalist did when she was walking on the streets of Brussels and got abused by islamic guests every 50 meters.
Then whoye will tell you that it is obvious that you are a racist (otherwise you would not provoke poor little victims with your blatant jewish outlook) and blame:
1) Racist swedish society that are the cause of this behaviour.
2) Israel. Because it is modern and valid when talking about Jews in general.
3) USA. Because of slavery/aggressive invasions/passive non-invasions
4) Europe. Because of crusades.
5) Jews as such. Because why would they walk around unchecked with their zionism in the heads?
BTW, did you hear that a cross from Barcelonas logo was removed and Swiss ailines are sued for an attack on islam for praising the cross on their airplane tail? Good job there. Continue in the same victim behaviour.
Oh, and yes of course I am a racist as well as you are a racist. There, no need of accusing me - nor you - of being such now.
By all accounts it seems immigrants do not choose to integrate into our society and prefer to remain secular.
They come here requesting refugee status to escape the barbaric laws and as soon as they are here try to impose the same barbaric laws upon our communities. Shia is just one example and the dishonourable honour killings is another. As for caste segregation ??
No point having a wishywashy government that just keels over and kowtows to these undesirables.
Use your vote at the next election as the citizens of France and Germany have done.
The German Chancellor has declared that integration does not work and they were sadly mistaken for thinking it would have. Not by the failing of the German people but the failing of immigrants who steadfastly refuse to integrate whilst draining Germany and the tax payer of wealth.
Allahu Akbar! Oh but how "racist" of me! I meant God is [the] Greatest, of course. Anyway, isn't that how they say it when justifying evil misdeeds?
"However, one of the most annoying traits of normal swedes is a fear of conflict and a total aversion to arguing."
I don't agree but find it purely a myth. Often it's like the only thing people are doing is arguing! However if a Swede doesn't KNOW you he/she doesn't CARE and won't bother with you (why argue over something/someone you don't even care about?). To "make a stand"? Ridiculously... just move on to more important things.