Sweden: Tension between police and protesters boil over

Tensions between police and a small number of protesters led to a number of violent incidents on Wednesday in Stockholm.

More than a thousand people took part in demonstrations throughout the day in the Swedish captial as people shared their support with protesters in the US over the death of George Floyd.

In the evening a couple of hundred protesters gathered in front of the Royal Palace where sporadic tensions erupted between demonstrators and police.

At least one woman was taken away after hitting a police van. .

A ban is currently in place in the country on gatherings of over 50 people due to the coronavirus.

(Representative Image)