エリトリア政府支持派の祭りで衝突、５２人負傷　スウェーデン首都

【ストックホルムＡＦＰ＝時事】スウェーデンの首都ストックホルム北西郊で３日、アフリカ東部・エリトリア政府支持派の祭りで衝突が起き、少なくとも５２人が負傷、約１００人が拘束された。警察と保健当局が明らかにした。（写真はスウェーデンの首都ストックホルム北西郊で開催されたエリトリア政府支持派の祭り会場で、火を付けられた車）
　警察は「祭り会場付近で、別の集会が開催されていた」と説明。暴動や放火、公務執行妨害の容疑で捜査を開始したとしている。
　スウェーデンのタブロイド紙エクスプレッセンによると、付近で許可を受けて抗議デモを行っていた反政府派約１０００人が、警察が設置したバリケードを破って祭り会場に乱入した。
　反政府派は会場のテントを破壊。警官隊にテントペグを武器として襲い掛かったり、石を投げたりしたとされる。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2023/08/04-16:27）

More than 50 people were injured and dozens detained in Stockholm Thursday as clashes broke out at an Eritrean pro-government festival, police and health officials said, with anti-government protesters trashing property at the site.
Another public gathering took place close to the festival site, during which a violent riot broke out, police said, adding in a statement they had detained around a hundred people.
Police said they remained at the scene in a suburb northwest of Stockholm and were continuing their efforts to disrupt criminal acts and restore order.
They said they had also opened an investigation into violent rioting and arson as well as obstructing the work of police and rescue services.
Around 1,000 anti-government demonstrators authorised to hold a protest nearby broke through a police barrier as they stormed the festival, the tabloid Expressen reported.
They tore down festival tents, using tent spikes as weapons against police and throwing stones at officers, the paper said.
Police said at least 52 people had required medical attention, either at the scene or at local clinics and hospitals.
By 7:00 pm (1500 GMT), 15 people had been taken to hospital, regional healthcare authority Region Stockholm said in a separate statement.
Eight of them had serious injuries, with the other seven sustaining minor injuries, according to the authority, which added it had multiple units at the scene.
It is a complicated and extensive operation. There are a lot of people in motion at the site and the total number of injuries is still unclear, Patrik Soderberg, chief physician at Region Stockholm, said.
Footage from the scene showed cars and at least one tent on fire, sending large clouds of black smoke into the air.
Police shut down a section of the nearby E18 motorway in both directions as people fleeing the scene blocked the road.
The Eritrea-Scandinavia festival, which has been held for many years, features seminars, debates and lectures, as well as music, a bazaar and a fairground.
It is scheduled to run from Thursday to Sunday.