Photos: Youths riot in Stockholm, Sweden for fifth consecutive night
May 24, 2013
People look at the scene where cars stand gutted by fire in the Stockholm suburb of Rinkeby after youths rioted in several different suburbs around Stockholm, Sweden for a fourth consecutive night on May 23, 2013. In the suburb of Husby, where the riots began on Sunday in response to the fatal police shooting of a 69-year-old machete-wielding man, 80 percent of residents are immigrants and the unrest has highlighted Sweden's failure to integrate swathes of its immigrant population, but in this small, consensus-driven country, there was little agreement on how to solve the problem. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images ( 520007793 )
Policemen secure an apartment building after youths rioted in Husby, northern Stockholm on May 20, 2013. Youths in the immigrant-heavy Stockholm suburb of Husby torched cars and threw rocks at police, in riots believed to be linked to the deadly police shooting of a local resident. An apartment building had to be evacuated for an hour during the night after fire spread inside a garage, and shops and schools in the low-income neighbourhood had their windows crashed. FREDRIK SANDBERG/AFP/Getty Images ( 519927517 )
A man sits injured on a street bench after a stone hit his head on May 22, 2013 during a demonstration against police violence and vandalism in the Stockholm suburb of Husby. Rioting spread across Stockholm immigrant districts in a third night of unrest, raising fears that decades of integration efforts have gone dangerously awry. The riots are believed to have been sparked by the deadly police shooting last week of an elderly man in Husby -- a run down, low-income suburb that is only a short walk away from the Kista Science Tower skyscraper, a symbol of the booming IT sector in one of Europe's wealthiest cities. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images ( 519973764 )
People exit Husby subway station to attend a demonstration against police violence and vandalism in the Stockholm suburb of Husby on May 22, 2013. Rioting spread across Stockholm immigrant districts in a third night of unrest, raising fears that decades of integration efforts have gone dangerously awry. The riots are believed to have been sparked by the deadly police shooting last week of an elderly man in Husby -- a run down, low-income suburb that is only a short walk away from the Kista Science Tower skyscraper, a symbol of the booming IT sector in one of Europe's wealthiest cities. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images ( 519973799 )
People attend a demonstration against police violence and vandalism in the Stockholm suburb of Husby on May 22, 2013. Rioting spread across Stockholm immigrant districts in a third night of unrest, raising fears that decades of integration efforts have gone dangerously awry. The riots are believed to have been sparked by the deadly police shooting last week of an elderly man in Husby -- a run down, low-income suburb that is only a short walk away from the Kista Science Tower skyscraper, a symbol of the booming IT sector in one of Europe's wealthiest cities. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images ( 519973867 )
A man passes by a banner reading "Stop police violence for an independent investigation" during a demonstration against police violence and vandalism in the Stockholm suburb of Husby on May 22, 2013. Rioting spread across Stockholm immigrant districts in a third night of unrest, raising fears that decades of integration efforts have gone dangerously awry. The riots are believed to have been sparked by the deadly police shooting last week of an elderly man in Husby -- a run down, low-income suburb that is only a short walk away from the Kista Science Tower skyscraper, a symbol of the booming IT sector in one of Europe's wealthiest cities. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images ( 519973898 )
A burned-out van is prepared for removal after youths rioted in Husby, northern Stockholm on May 21, 2013. Youths in the immigrant-heavy Stockholm suburb of Husby torched cars and threw rocks at police, in riots believed to be linked to the deadly police shooting of a local resident. An apartment building had to be evacuated for an hour during the night after fire spread inside a garage, and shops and schools in the low-income neighbourhood had their windows crashed. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images ( 519932069 )
A Police officer stands guard as a burned-out van is towed away after youths rioted in Husby, northern Stockholm on May 21, 2013. Youths in the immigrant-heavy Stockholm suburb of Husby torched cars and threw rocks at police, in riots believed to be linked to the deadly police shooting of a local resident. An apartment building had to be evacuated for an hour during the night after fire spread inside a garage, and shops and schools in the low-income neighbourhood had their windows crashed. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images ( 519931747 )
A bystander checks the debris around a row of burnt cars in the suburb of Rinkeby after youths rioted in several different suburbs around Stockholm May 23, 2013. Hundreds of youth have torched cars and attacked police in four nights of riots in immigrant suburbs of Sweden's capital, shocking a country that dodged the worst of the financial crisis but failed to solve youth unemployment and resentment among asylum seekers. REUTERS/Fredrik Sandberg/Scanpix ( SWEDEN RIOTS/ )
Bystanders take photos of a row of burning cars in the suburb of Rinkeby after youths rioted in several different suburbs around Stockholm, late May 23, 2013 in this picture provided by Scanpix. Hundreds of youth have torched cars and attacked police in four nights of riots in immigrant suburbs of Sweden's capital, shocking a country that dodged the worst of the financial crisis but failed to solve youth unemployment and resentment among asylum seekers. REUTERS/Fredrik Sandberg/Scanpix ( SWEDEN RIOTS/ )
Firemen extinguish a row of burning cars in the Stockholm suburb of Rinkeby after youths rioted in several different suburbs around Stockholm for a fourth consecutive night, late May 23, 2013. Youths in immigrant-heavy Stockholm suburbs torched cars and threw rocks at police in riots believed to be linked to a deadly police shooting of a local resident in the suburb of Husby. (AP Photo/Scanpix, Fredrik Sandberg) ( Sweden Immigrant Unrest )
Firemen extinguish a burning car parked in an indoor garage in the Stockholm suburb of Tureberg after youths rioted in several different suburbs for a fourth consecutive night on May 24, 2013. In the suburb of Husby, where the riots began on Sunday in response to the fatal police shooting of a 69-year-old machete-wielding man, 80 percent of residents are immigrants and the unrest has highlighted Sweden's failure to integrate swathes of its immigrant population, but in this small, consensus-driven country, there was little agreement on how to solve the problem. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images ( 520016280 )
Police force secure the area where firemen extinguish a nursery school in the Stockholm suburb of Kista after youths rioted in several different suburbs around Stockholm, Sweden for a fourth consecutive night on May 24, 2013. In the suburb of Husby, where the riots began on Sunday in response to the fatal police shooting of a 69-year-old machete-wielding man, 80 percent of residents are immigrants and the unrest has highlighted Sweden's failure to integrate swathes of its immigrant population, but in this small, consensus-driven country, there was little agreement on how to solve the problem. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images ( 520017037 )
Firemen extinguish a burning car in Kista after youths rioted in few differant suburbs around Stockholm on May 21, 2013. Youths in the immigrant-heavy Stockholm suburb of Husby torched cars and threw rocks at police, in riots believed to be linked to the deadly police shooting of a local resident. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images ( 519944790 )
Firemen extinguish a blaze at a nursery school in the Stockholm suburb of Kista after youths rioted in several different suburbs around Stockholm, Sweden for a fourth consecutive night on May 24, 2013. In the suburb of Husby, where the riots began on Sunday in response to the fatal police shooting of a 69-year-old machete-wielding man, 80 percent of residents are immigrants and the unrest has highlighted Sweden's failure to integrate swathes of its immigrant population, but in this small, consensus-driven country, there was little agreement on how to solve the problem. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images ( 520017104 )
Firemen inspect a nursery school in the Stockholm suburb of Kista as they extinguish a blaze after youths rioted in several different suburbs around Stockholm, Sweden for a fourth consecutive night on May 24, 2013. In the suburb of Husby, where the riots began on Sunday in response to the fatal police shooting of a 69-year-old machete-wielding man, 80 percent of residents are immigrants and the unrest has highlighted Sweden's failure to integrate swathes of its immigrant population, but in this small, consensus-driven country, there was little agreement on how to solve the problem. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images ( 520017146 )
Firemen extinguish a burning car in Kista after youths rioted in few differant suburbs around Stockholm on May 21, 2013. Youths in the immigrant-heavy Stockholm suburb of Husby torched cars and threw rocks at police, in riots believed to be linked to the deadly police shooting of a local resident. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images ( 519944880 )
Firemen extinguish a blaze at a nursery school in the Stockholm suburb of Kista after youths rioted in several different suburbs around Stockholm, Sweden for a fourth consecutive night on May 24, 2013. In the suburb of Husby, where the riots began on Sunday in response to the fatal police shooting of a 69-year-old machete-wielding man, 80 percent of residents are immigrants and the unrest has highlighted Sweden's failure to integrate swathes of its immigrant population, but in this small, consensus-driven country, there was little agreement on how to solve the problem. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images ( 520017265 )
Police faces youths rioting in northern Stockholm on Sunday night and early morning Monday on May 20, 2013, setting fire to cars and throwing rocks at police, in what is believed to be a protest against the fatal police shooting of a machete-wielding man in the suburb last week. JOHAN NILSSON/AFP/Getty Images ( 519893019 )
Firemen extinguish a burning car in Kista after youths rioted in few differant suburbs around Stockholm on May 21, 2013. Youths in the immigrant-heavy Stockholm suburb of Husby torched cars and threw rocks at police, in riots believed to be linked to the deadly police shooting of a local resident. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images ( 519944887 )
Firemen extinguish a burning car in Kista after youths rioted in few differant suburbs around Stockholm on May 21, 2013. Youths in the immigrant-heavy Stockholm suburb of Husby torched cars and threw rocks at police, in riots believed to be linked to the deadly police shooting of a local resident. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images ( 519944982 )
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