Adding to the tensions between Stockholm and Ankara, the Swedish youth league of the far-left political party Vänsterpartiet has vowed to continue to express its support for the Kurdish PKK.
The assertiveness and coordination of the riots convey a simple yet brutal message: the Islamist movement in Sweden is not going to tolerate the country’s free-speech laws anymore, and it will use whatever means necessary to achieve its goal.
“Mr. Paludan had been granted permission to perform public Koran burnings, but his events attracted violent protests, resulting in the destruction of several police vehicles and multiple injured officers.”
