New Year’s Eve in Sweden seems to have been even more culturally enriched than in Germany, with the celebrations approaching open warfare in some locations. In Malmö, the southern Swedish city now dominated by Muslims, the preferred weapons were commercial fireworks, fired horizontally into crowds of revelers.

Many thanks to Tania G. for translating this article from the Swedish public broadcaster SVT (Sveriges Television):

A video from the New Year’s Eve celebrations of Möllevångstorget in Malmö causes a big reaction January 2, 2017 Rockets fired at people, houses and cars. But the situation in Malmö is far from unique — alarms have been raised around the country about fireworks attacks. That rockets are aimed and shot at people, houses and cars here at Möllevångstorget in Malmö has become a tradition in recent years, says Mathias Nilsson, Police Director of Operations for the New Year’s Eve celebrations in Malmö. The fireworks are shot more horizontally, rather than up in the air. How are the police tackling this? “It is difficult for us to act precisely at midnight. It is extremely crowded and the noise is deafening. We ourselves, with our uniforms and cars, are targets,” says Mathias Nilsson. Police had plenty of resources during New Year’s Eve, but no one was arrested for the reckless endangerment of another. Mathias Nilsson has a hard time seeing that an even larger police operation would help the situation, but he notes that he heard many Malmö residents say that the firing of fireworks should be banned altogether. A Notorious Celebration Jash Doweyko-Jurkowski, who made the recording from the square that is now spreading in social media (video), describes the event and the traditional New Year celebrations that take place on Möllevångstorget every year: “This New Year’s eve celebration has become notorious for the very chaotic mood with people shooting fireworks haphazardly. People are prepared more or less for what will happen. It was sometimes panicky but overall there was a good atmosphere, he says.” Most shoot up into the sky, but there are some individuals who shoot into the crowd. The film shows a woman who gets fireworks inside her shoes. She burns her foot and falls over. A Matter of Upbringing Altogether Jash Doweyko-Jurkowski filmed around an hour and a half of the New Year’s celebrations and then edited together the most dramatic images. He is also disappointed with the way the clips are being used to spread hatred. “They claim that it has to do with ethnicity, but this is about personal responsibility.”