During the
European migrant crisis, refugee asylum centers in Sweden have been the target of a series of
arson
Arson is the crime of willfully and deliberately setting fire to or charring property. Although the act of arson typically involves buildings, the term can also refer to the intentional burning of other things, such as motor vehicles, wat ...
attacks thought to have been carried out by ideologically-motivated anti-
immigration
Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ...
nationalist
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Swedes.
In September 2015, 4 refugee centers were set on fire in suspected arsons.
In September 2016 refugee centre in
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
was destroyed in a suspected arson attack.
In June 2017 two fires were set at an asylum center near
Ystad.
[Swedish asylum centre fires may have been started by same person: polic]
See also
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2014 mosque arson attacks in Sweden
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List of grenade attacks in Sweden
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Malmö mosque arson attacks
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2010 & 2012 Malmö synagogue arson attack
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Terrorism in Sweden
Until the late 2000s, terrorism in Sweden was not seen as serious threat to the security of the state. However, there has been a rise in far right and Islamist terrorist activity in the 21st century.
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Trollhättan school stabbing
References
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2015 crimes in Sweden
2016 crimes in Sweden
Arson in Sweden
Xenophobia in Europe
Hate crimes in Europe