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Husby riots 2013

Husby riots: On 19–28 May 2013, riots erupted in Stockholm's Husby suburb and spread to 14 other districts, triggered by police shooting a 69-year-old armed man. Around 150 vehicles were torched, at least 7 officers injured, and damages totalled 63 million SEK (~$9.5 m). Prime Minister Reinfeldt condemned the violence; Justice Minister Beatrice Ask cited social segregation as a root cause.

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C
Confidence
B
Bias risk
Medium
Kind
crisis
Date
2013-05-19

Husby riots: On 19–28 May 2013, riots erupted in Stockholm’s Husby suburb and spread to 14 other districts, triggered by police shooting a 69-year-old armed man. Around 150 vehicles were torched, at least 7 officers injured, and damages totalled 63 million SEK (~$9.5 m). Prime Minister Reinfeldt condemned the violence; Justice Minister Beatrice Ask cited social segregation as a root cause.

In the chronology of the Swedish model, this anchors 2013 under Fredrik Reinfeldt as a year shaped by institutions, public conflict, reform, or security policy rather than cabinet arithmetic alone.

Source confidence is B: the basic event is promoted, while broader interpretation still depends on the cited source tier and later primary-source upgrades.

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