Sweden: Five Injured in Mosque Arson Attack

inn ^ | 12/25/14 | staff

[Nachum]

An arsonist set fire to a mosque in the Swedish town of Eskilstuna on Thursday, injuring five people, police said, according to the BBC.

About 15 to 20 people were attending midday prayers in the mosque, located in the ground floor of a residential building, when the fire broke out.

Local media footage showed smoke and flames billowing from the windows before firefighters put the blaze out.

The incident comes amid a fierce debate in Sweden over immigration policies.

The far right wants to cut the number of asylum seekers allowed into Sweden by 90%, while mainstream parties are intent on preserving the country's liberal policy.

"A witness saw somebody throw an object through the window of the building, which serves as a mosque, after which a violent fire began," police spokesman Lars Franzell told reporters, according to the BBC.

[rottndog]

Yup....false flag operation...

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

However it might be talk radio’s fault.

[silverleaf]

how many mosque attacks have been traced to muslims themselves?

[logic101.net]

Hey, that’s not allowed! It is only ok to burn down Christian churches and Jewish temples. Muslim sites are holy and must be respected!

[bert]

actually a lot in Iraq

[logic101.net]

Outlaw Islam
Expel all Muslims
Stop all aid to Muslim lands

You do realize that there are 2 or 3 muslims that have renounced terrorism, don’t you?

[riri]

Farsta is at the end of the “red line” which is notoriously a no go zone. It is pretty far from the city center. You won’t catch any of the elite Swedes any where near Farsta. So, this will barely resonate and average Swedes will say it was a couple of kids and overblown by the media.

[februus]

Yep. I’m sure these muzzies were making some explosives and set them off themselves. Arson - what a laugh.

[LucianOfSamasota]

Would you rather be ‘mainstream’ or ‘far right’?

Good thing the article doesn’t choose sides!

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Swedes are notoriously slow to anger, but when they do go off it is in the old berserker mode.

[Ray76]

Exactly what I was thinking.

[ABN 505]

Expel all Muslims? No chance. We must accept all the Muslims the U.N. decides we will take, the U.S. has no say about it. We no longer decide who comes here, the U.N. does and we all know they have our best interests at heart!

[holyscroller]

"Outlaw Islam, Expel all Muslims, Stop all aid to Muslim lands"

That won't happen as long as President Ebola is in office.

[Tea Party Terrorist]

At this point, the majority of Swedish voters want to continue mass Muslim immigration.

[MaxMax]

If they heard a Clak Clod, Clak Clod, running away it was the Amish.

[Texas Eagle]

The far right wants to cut the number of asylum seekers allowed into Sweden by 90%, while mainstream parties are intent on preserving the country's liberal policy.

What does that have to do with anything? Sheesh. Is there no room at the INN for objective reporting?

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

ROTFL!

[rrrod]

Excellent!

[Travis McGee]

Did the police station arson or the mosque arson happen first? Are they though to be related? Retaliation?

[353FMG]

They will be allowed to leave last.

How is that for good old-fashioned fairness?