On 15 December 2013, violent clashes took place during an anti-racist demonstration in the

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district of

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, Sweden. The demonstration was organised by ''Linje 17'', its name referring to the Stockholm Metro Line 17 that runs through Kärrtorp. The demonstration was violently attacked by

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s. Two demonstrators and two police officers were injured and hospitalised.

Events

Amid increasing racist activity in Kärrtorp including racist graffiti on a local school, the newly created ''Linje 17'' organised a demonstration against this. About 200 people participated in the protest on Sunday 15 December. Only six police officers were put in place for the event. A group of about forty men belonging to the

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(''Svenska Motståndsrörelsen''), armed with

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and iron rods, interrupted and attacked the demonstration. They threw stones, bottles and fireworks. Members of the far-left

Antifascistisk Aktion The Antifascistisk aktion (AFA) is a far-left, extra-parliamentary, anti-fascist movement in Sweden, whose stated goal is to "smash fascism in all its forms". Some of its members are influenced by the theory of triple oppression, and all of it ...

and Revolutionary Front groups who took part in the demonstration went into opposition against the neo-Nazis. The chants of "

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" and "

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" were audible. The Swedish Resistance Movement attackers were forced to retreat the scene when police gained control of the trouble.

Aftermath

Around 28 people were arrested immediately after the incident. In response to the trouble, ''Linje 17'' organised a second anti-racist demonstration a week later on 22 December. 16,000 people participated, including many local and well-known artists and parliamentary figures. The word "kärrtorpa" was added to the 2014 ''Språkrådets nyordslista'' meaning "opposing to the spread of Nazi propaganda and Nazi violence". The world list is published yearly by the

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and contain new words in the

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Convictions

Twenty three neo-Nazis were convicted of violence. A far-left activist received a prison sentence in April 2014 for six and a half years for stabbing a neo-Nazi in the back. He was sentenced for attempted manslaughter, making illegal threats, illegal rioting, and unlawful possession of a knife.

References

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Aftermath

Convictions

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