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Two men suffer life-threatening injuries in Malmö shooting

Two men in their twenties suffered life-threatening injuries in a shooting at a Malmö community centre on Sunday morning.

Two men suffer life-threatening injuries in Malmö shooting
Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT
The shooting took place in Föreningarnas hus, a community centre in the Sofielund neighbourhood in Malmö, shortly before 6am on Sunday. 
 
Two men, aged around 20 and 25, suffered life-threatening injuries, while a teenage boy was mildly injured. 
 
 
A big party was being held on the premises at the time of the incident, which according to local newspaper Sydsvenskan began with a fight between at least two people. 
 
After the fight, an uninvited man entered the premises holding a gun in the air.
 
“He held up the weapon and shouted 'Who hit my brother?', then he started shooting ferociously in the room,” a woman attending the party told Sydsvenskan.
 
Witnesses told Sydsvenskan people on the dance floor were hit by the shots. One person was reportedly hit in the chest, and according to a male witness the shooter fired five or six shots.
 
“I'm terrified, I don't get if this is a film or if it's actually happening,” he told Sydsvenskan.
 
 
Police officers have been stationed outside the A&E at Malmö University Hospital as a routine precaution. No arrests have yet been made.
 

EUROVISION

Swedish police pleased after Eurovision weekend passes peacefully

Despite concerns that tension in the run-up to Eurovision could escalate into violence, Swedish police said they were pleased with how the week went.

Swedish police pleased after Eurovision weekend passes peacefully

A total of 20 people were taken into custody by police on the final night of Eurovision in Malmö. One person was arrested and is suspected of violence against a police officer. But despite the tension during the event, police described the night as calm, all things considered.

“I’m very pleased,” police commander Per Engström said in a statement. “The event could go ahead in a safe and secure manner, while police secured the opportunity for citizens to, in a democratic spirit, express various opinions – almost completely without disturbances.”

A major pro-Palestinian demonstration on Saturday afternoon went ahead peacefully, with organisers collaborating closely with police. Thousands of people marched through Malmö, carrying pro-Palestinian symbols, and some held up signs referencing EBU’s separate decision to disqualify The Netherlands’ entry Joost Klein after he was accused of inapproppriate behaviour towards a photographer.

Things got more tense when hundreds of people also gathered outside the arena during the final, with those protesters lacking a demonstration permit.

Swedish, Norwegian and Danish police formed a human chain to push people away when they tried to get through to the area where the Eurovision audience was queuing. People who didn’t move voluntarily were carried away, with some shouting “fuck the police”, “shame on you” and “you support genocide”, according to reporters on the scene. Police said they used pepper spray on some occasions.

Nobody was seriously injured in the protests, according to police.

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