(Local) Norwegian police used tear gas against several people during a Koran-burning demonstration on Saturday afternoon, after hundreds of counter-demonstrators clashed with police in the town of Sandefjord.
The anti-Muslim organisation “Sian” held the demonstration in Sandefjord, which is about 90 kilometres south of Oslo, where they burned the Koran on Saturday afternoon.
Between 300 and 400 counter-protesters turned up and clashed with police.
“Right now it’s a little unpredictable here. There are a number of gatherings with people who push towards the blockade, and the police have had to use gas against them,” station manager Siw Thokle at Sandefjord police station said on Saturday afternoon.
Sian began their demonstration at 3pm and police interrupted it at 4.45pm on Saturday afternoon.
