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In a shocking letter to VLT.se, the youth claimed frustrated migrants were torching vehicles and committing other acts of vandalism because they were frustrated with the way they were being treated. The confession was made by a migrant living in the city of Västerås, in central Sweden, which has seen more than 88 cars set alight so far this year. Last year, just under 60 vehicles were burned out, meaning there has been a 54 per cent increase in arson attacks in the area so far this year, and the trend does not appear to be slowing down.

GETTY • ANDERS YLANDER The migrant said ‘racist Swedes’ could blame themselves for the arsonist attacks

It is also one of the areas placed on the 50-strong list of “no-go zones” in the country, due to unprecedented levels of crime and violence. In the confessional letter, the migrant explained he came to the country at a young age and had repeatedly been manhandled by police officers and mistreated by other officials abusing their power. The migrant wrote: “Already at an early age we were treated differently.

The police abuse their power and treat us all the same The migrant

“Sometimes it was because of ethnicity, sometimes it was because we were in a certain place, and sometimes just because the people had to power to mess with us. “I’ve been pushed up against the wall and strip-searched in front my loved ones so many times. It has really pushed me and my worth down. “The police abuse their power and treat us all the same.”

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He added that adults in the area view him and his friends like animals, which is what has caused them to lash out and set cars on fire. Finishing off his explanation of what sparked the arsonist attack in Västerås, he said: “To sum it up, it is clear as hell why we take out our frustration by destroying and vandalising.” In February the Scandinavian country experienced a huge surge in crime since the start of the migrant crisis in Europe with a rise in sex assaults, drug dealing and burned out cars.

YOUTUBE More than 80 cars have been set alight in Västerås so far this year