2010 Rinkeby riots

On 8 June and 9 June 2010, youth riots broke out in Rinkeby, a suburb dominated by Muslim immigrant residents, in northern Stockholm, Sweden. Up to 100 Muslim youths threw bricks, set fires and attacked the local police station in Rinkeby.

2010 Rinkeby riots
DateJune 2010 (2010-06)
Location
Rinkeby, Stockholm, Sweden

59°23′17″N 17°55′43″E
Methods
Parties
Swedish Police Authority

Rioters:

Number
100

It was among the earliest urban riots by Muslim immigrant youth in Sweden.

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