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Masked Men Attack Migrants In Stockholm

A large crowd of men wearing masks rampaged through central Stockholm with the intent of attacking migrants in an apparent retaliation for the death of a Swedish woman at a refugee center earlier in the week. The young woman was stabbed to death when she interfered to stop a fight at the refugee center where she worked. Anti-immigrant masked men had previously been handing out leaflets threatening refugees from North Africa. RT reports: The crowd of some 40 to 50 people went on a violent spree on Friday night at around 9 p.m. local time in and around the Swedish capital’s main railroad station, according to the Aftonbladet daily. They were beating up anyone who didn’t look like ethnic Swede. The attackers were wearing black balaclavas and armbands, the video obtained by the tabloid showed. “They came from Drottninggatan [Stockholm’s main shopping street] and walked down toward the square and began to turn on immigrants,” a witness is cited by The Local. “I saw maybe three people who got beaten. I was quite scared so I left.” #Sweden: Group of masked men threatens migrants in downtown #Stockholm. https://t.co/gE8Y2jt3WZ Photo @Aftonbladet pic.twitter.com/75K4qces3D — José Miguel Sardo (@jmsardo) January 30, 2016 The rampage [...]