Sweden protesters try to break into Malmo Jewish center

Malmo – Police in Malmo arrested two people who tried to break
into a Jewish community building during a demonstration that featured antisemitic
slogans.

 

Five people gathered outside the Jewish community center on Kamrergatan
Street in Malmo’s center on March 27 and tried to force their way inside past
security, the Sydsvenskan regional daily newspaper reported.

 

The intruders stopped at the gate, where they voiced insults against
Judaism, police officer Linda Pleym told the newspaper.

 

The two men arrested, who are both 18, were not named in the report.
Police released them shortly after questioning and local prosecutors will
decide whether to charge the men with trespassing and intimidation, the
newspaper reported.

 

Fred Kahn, president of the Malmo Jewish community, said the suspects
also filmed and took pictures of the building before being arrested.

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