Two people have been hospitalised with burn injuries after a group of fascists armed with flares attacked a sit-in in central Stockholm

More than a dozen people were assaulted in the attack by the far-right Nordic Youth group on Wednesday evening, according to reports on social media. After the attack more than 300 people remained at the sit-in, which is a protest against deportations to Afghanistan.

The sit-in was being held between the Swedish Parliament and Royal Palace, right in the centre of Stockholm. The Nordic Youth group was responsible for a near identical attack, in the same location, on a protest to defend the rights of unaccompanied refugee children in May.

Police made no arrests after the attack and have said the sit-in must relocate to a less high-profile location, Citizens' Square, "to increase [their] security".