A man was shot and critically wounded on the sidelines of a pro-Kurdish rally that was held in the suburbs of Stockholm, have we learned Sunday from the police.
“The incident took place yesterday in Fittja. The victim, who was there in connection with the rally, was injured by bullets, “he told AFP a police spokeswoman Ewa Nilsson.
The person, whose identity was not revealed, was in critical condition, she said. The assailant fled by car and had not been arrested early Sunday afternoon.
According to local press, the victim was in a minibus covered with Kurdish flags which followed the demonstrators.
According to the organizers of the rally, the shooting a “political” reasons.
“This is a direct attack against the demonstration against the Kurds,” said one of their representatives, quoted by Swedish news agency TT.
According to TT, the intelligence agencies involved in the investigation.
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