Rosengård: Ambushes against fire brigade

From an opinion article titled: Everybody loses when Rosengård burns.A disturbing trend has developed in the Rosengård suburb of Malmo. Youth set fire to shrubbery, mopeds and buildings in order to bring the fire brigade. When they arrive, the firemen are subjected to verbal and physical jeering, spitballing, egg and stone throwing. The situation for the fire brigade has worsened the last four years, but in just a few weeks the youth's systematic prank had become more frequent. On June 12th the fire brigade was notified of a burning car and went to deal with the fire. One of the firemen was hit with a spitball in the back. When the 18 year old was asked for a reason he answered: I'll shoot you. The day after there was a fire in some bushes. When the fire brigade arrived they were met by 30-40 youth who attacked them with... [read full story]