People are also said to have taken poles and tent pegs from demolished tents to use as extras, according to Expressen.
– What I can talk about is that the police are there to stop criminal acts. It’s about people who chose not to follow the instructions the police gave them, says Towe Häggpress spokesperson at the police, to TT.
Violent riot at festival on Järvafältet
On their website, the police write that it is a violent riot.
At the moment, there is no information about injured festival participants or others who were in the area, according to the police. Nor are any policemen reported to be injured in connection with the riot.
The Express states that at least nine police buses are on site.
Emergency services and an ambulance are also on site, but Helen Wickbergteam leader at SOS Alarm, cannot see how many units of each are in place.
– A lot of people have called us, she says.
The chaos in Järva creates a complete standstill on the E18
The E18 near the Järva area is completely closed in both directions due to people being on the road, writes the Swedish Transport Agency on its website. “The suspension takes place after a decision by the police and there is no forecast for when the traffic can be opened again,” says the Swedish Transport Administration’s press service to TT.
– They stop traffic when there are people on the motorway, says Katarina Wolffram, press communicator at the Swedish Transport Administration to Expressen.
Festival Eritrea Scandinavia has been organized since the 1990s, according to News agency Järva. The event has previously been criticized for attending to the business of the Eritrean regime. It has also been reported that the regime earns millions of kroner from the festival.
In the past, many have demonstrated against the festival under the slogan “Dawit Isaak Campaign” after the Eritrean-Swedish writer Dawit Isaak, who has been imprisoned in Eritrea without trial since 2001.