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Mårten Arndtzén wrote that PA's core activity was vandalism and that the group's members also targeted individuals who stood in their way. He claimed that a female police officer sustained a spinal fracture in 2024 when a man from PA used a sledgehammer against her, and that the incident contributed to the terror designation. Arndtzén criticized Victor Malm for not mentioning the incident. #Vandalism #Terrorism #Brottslighet (translated)

– Those who are responsible for this are the ones who have put the country in this situation. The government does not understand how strong the anger is in this country, says the party’s economic spokesperson Éric Coquerel to French radio. #Frankrike #Kravaller #Polisen (translated)

His Left Party The unconquered France distances itself from violence and dismisses the criticism from the government and the leader of the radical right opposition, Marine Le Pen, that the left should have better control over who participates in its marches. #Frankrike #Kravaller #Polisen (translated)

Mr. Husis asked where the statements from human rights organizations in support of the hundreds of shop owners whose businesses had been destroyed and shops looted were. He also called for support for police officers, firefighters, and ambulance staff who had been injured in the riots, as well as solidarity with French people who, according to him, had been assaulted by leftist extremists. He asked whether the affected also had the right to be free from robbery, assault, and humiliation, to feel safe in their communities, and to not have to see their cities in flames. #Människorättigheter #Solidaritet #Trygghet (translated)

Mats Ekberg wrote that he believed that fraud seemed to be common in immigrant associations and that people there tried to benefit themselves. He claimed that the authorities accepted the associations' excuses in what he called a form of "kind racism." If someone demanded their money back and reported the matter to the police, the preliminary investigation was, according to him, dropped. #bedrägeri #invandring #rasism (translated)

Review wrote that the SVT broadcast appeared to have been interrupted due to threatening individuals and that the police's role and responsibility for the violence in France were disputed. According to Review, SVT seemed to share the protesters' and the left's view that the police were to blame for the violence. Review also referred to the fact that SVT's correspondent in Paris had previously stated during the broadcast that French police claimed far-left activists had gathered, but that SVT had been unable to confirm the information. Review noted that it was strange for SVT to question it. The post referred to the SVT News Direct broadcast "Paris is Burning" about ongoing violent protests in France, on October 17, 2026. #Frankrike #protester #journalistik (translated)

YB Södermalm described Saturday as relatively calm compared to their colleagues in France. According to the post, a cardiac arrest occurred, but the heart could be restarted, and the nightlife was quiet. A driver refused to stop at a police checkpoint and was close to running over an officer when trying to drive away. The police escaped, but the driver did not, wrote YB Södermalm. #Sverige #Lördag #Nyheter (translated)

Ridefixer wrote that Swedish store owners, especially those selling luxury goods, should review their store's security measures. They referred to waves of looting in connection with riots in France and said that similar incidents could occur in Sweden. Ridefixer hoped that the police had resources to protect businesses, but argued that in practice it was very difficult to protect everyone during such riots. #säkerhet #brott #luxusvaror (translated)

HWL wrote that 1,200 people had been arrested, 150 police officers had been injured, and cultural heritage from the 1800s had been burned in France. He claimed that Swedish media actively concealed which groups were behind the destruction and described the protests as largely peaceful. He asked how long the situation would continue. https://t.co/SQ1HZFD7Fe #Frankrike #Protester #Media (translated)

France has awoken to a politically divided and partially devastated nation after violent protests over the weekend, where over 1,200 people were arrested and 150 police officers were injured in a demonstration against the government and high living costs. #ProtesterFrankrike #Våldsamheter #PolitiskKris (translated)

Daniel Schatz wrote that a historical building, which he claimed had survived two world wars, was set on fire in France the day before his post. He stated that the perpetrators were activists with Palestinian flags and that the fire occurred during violent riots, which SVT, according to Schatz, had described as youth protests for more resources for schools. He claimed that similar暴力 occurred in several European countries, with fires, looting, and attacks on police and community institutions. Schatz accused European governments of having long tolerated a political culture where left-extremist and identity-political movements, as well as parts of the Palestinian movement, were allowed to stretch the boundaries, which he claimed contributed to the normalization of violence. He called for immediate interventions against violence and glorifications of terrorism, strict legal consequences for attacks on the police and vandalism, and an end to what he described as a culture of excuses in political discourse. According to Schatz, the situation would otherwise worsen. #Demonstrationer #Våld #Politik (translated)