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Stockholm protests

May 29, 2013

For the last week, militant youths have set fire to cars on the outskirts of Stockholm. Rioting like this is unusual in Sweden - a country that has long been considered a model of how to integrate immigrants.

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The riots were triggered by the death of a 69-year-old immigrant who was shot by police. Officers say they acted in self-defense because the man was threatening them and brandishing a machete. Sweden takes in a larger percentage of foreigners than most of its European counterparts. But many young foreigners are disappointed by their lives in the suburbs. With a youth unemployment rate of around 25 percent they feel they have no future in Sweden.