Gangsters set fire to 80 cars in Sweden

Up to 80 vehicles were badly damaged by youth gangs dressed in black, starting at 9: 00 p.m. at local time.

Much of the damage occurred in the western city of Gothenburg, but incidents were reported even in cities up to 100km away.

Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said: “seems very co-ordinated, almost as a military operation”.

The car was also damaged in Trollhattan in northern Gothenburg and in Falkenberg in the south.

Even in Stockholm, a small portion of cars were also reported to the fire, but the link between them and the widespread blaze in western Sweden is not clear.

The masked youth broke windows of cars before the launch of flammable liquids, the Swedish media said. They also appeared throwing stones at police employees.

Despite property damage, there were no human injuries reports.

Police said they had identified some young people who were in the area at the time and talked to their parents, but the officers couldn't tell who they were and whether they were involved in the fire.

Speaking of Swedish Radio, Prime Minister Lofven addressed the attackers, simply asking: “

There is no clear motive for widespread destruction, but arson echoes damage committed during the unrest in Stockholm during several nights in May 2013.