(AFP) Counter-protesters demonstrating against a far-right group’s intention to burn a Koran in Orebro in central Sweden clashed with police on Friday, leaving nine police officers injured, authorities said.
Police said in a statement that nine officers were injured in all.
Their injuries included “broken arms and police officers who have been hit by stones,” police spokesperson Diana Qudhaib told the daily Aftonbladet.
A member of the public was also hit by a stone to the head.
The demonstration, involving around 200 people, according to local media, dispersed later in the evening.
