Eritrean protesters storm festival in Sweden

Eritrean anti-government protestors have stormed a pro-government festival in the Swedish capital, Stockholm.

There are reports that several hundred people broke through a police barrier and destroyed festival marquees.

Police in Sweden say no-one was injured.

Eritrea is a deeply divided country in terms of those who support President Isaias Afwerki and those who see him as a cruel dictator.

Last month in Germany, hundreds of police used batons and pepper spray against protesters targeting another Eritrean pro-government festival in the central town of Giessen.

Twenty-six police officers were injured and nearly 100 people arrested.

This article originally appeared on BBC News.

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