Tensions rise in Sweden as teen migrants go on the rampage with makeshift weapons at child refugee centre - just days after female worker was brutally murdered
- Group of men attacked staff with makeshift weapons at a refugee centre
- Staff forced to barricade themselves inside a room at the children's shelter
- Incident follows the death of Swedish aid worker, Alexandra Mezher, 22
A 19-strong group of young men attacked staff at a centre for refugee children in Sweden with makeshift weapons, forcing them to barricade themselves inside a room.
The
men in their care rioted at the accommodation centre in Emmaboda,
south-east Sweden, on Wednesday night and staff members were only freed
when police arrived.
The
incident follows the stabbing of Swedish aid worker, Alexandra Mezher,
22, who died as she tried to break up a fight at a shelter for
unaccompanied child refugees in the country.
Rampage: A 19-strong group of young men attacked staff at a centre for refugee children on Wednesday
The violence started after staff refused a request for a resident at the refugee centre to buy sweets
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In the latest incident, the Swedish newspaper Expressen, quoting Ingela Crona from the local police in Kalmar, reported that a violent riot broke out at the centre.
'They
broke loose, and a total of 19 people banded together and did this,'
she told the newspaper, which reported that the men were carrying
makeshift weapons.
The
violence started after staff refused a request for a resident at the
refugee centre to buy sweets, John Nilsson, from the local police force,
told Barometern newspaper.
'[They]
became furious with the staff member,' he added. 'He collected together
around 15 friends and the staff were forced to shut themselves in while
they broke windows and did what they liked.'
According to RT,
police arrested two of the young men. The 16-year-old suspected of
starting the riot is in custody and another person has been released.
Sweden took in around 35,400 unaccompanied minors in 2015, nine times more than in 2014.
Tensions
are rising in the country and on Thursday, Swedish Interior Minister
Anders Ygeman said Sweden could send back 60,000-80,000 asylum seekers
in the coming years.
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