Swedish mosque set ablaze in second suspected arson attack in a week

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30. Large protests in Stockholm and elsewhere in Sweden in support of Muslim community

Stockholm rallies after trio of mosque attacks

Thousands of people turned up to a rally in Stockholm in support of Sweden's muslim community after three arson attacks on mosques, with other demonstrations scheduled to take place in Gothenburg and Malmö.



Crowds waved placards and listened to speeches from leading figures within Stockholm's Muslim community, including Culture and Democracy Minister Alice Bah Kuhne, who told The Local that Sweden should still be seen as "a paradise" for immigrants from different nations. The largest banner at the demonstation read "don't touch my mosque".

Swedish police are still searching for suspects linked to the third arson attack against a mosque in a week, which took place in Uppsala on Thursday amid growing tensions over the rise of a far right anti-immigration movement.

Sweden's Islamic Association posted a photograph online of the main door of the mosque, which was emblazoned with the slogan "Go home Muslim shit”.



http://www.thelocal.se/20150102/mosques-on-high-alert-after-arson-attacks