The usually peaceful Swedish capital of Stockholm has seen a week of intense rioting and unrest. Over the past week, rioters have set cars and schools on fire.
Marcus Brixskiöld, an expert on social unrest based in Stockholm, provides a sense of what’s causing the unrest.
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