MALMO: Police were pushing back pro-Palestinian demonstrators around the Malmo Arena in southern Sweden on Saturday (May 11), where the Eurovision Song Contest final was taking place, AFP reporters saw. More than a hundred demonstrators waved flags and chanted "Free Palestine".
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg wearing the keffiyeh scarf, is removed by police during a pro-Palestinian demonstration outside the Malmo Arena venue ahead of the final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on May 11, 2024 in Malmo, Sweden. MALMO: Police were pushing back pro-Palestinian demonstrators around the Malmo Arena in southern Sweden on Saturday , where the Eurovision Song Contest final was taking place, AFP reporters saw.
They were protesting Israel's participation in the music competition, an annual event for European pop music where organisers have insisted on being apolitical. "You get the impression that they've been given carte blanche to be a bit more aggressive than usual," Sarah, a 45-year-old Malmo resident told AFP.The police, who confirmed that they had used pepper gas, were trying to push the demonstrators back towards a square where a pro-Palestinian demonstration had been authorised.
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