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463:"Demonstranterna till attack mot polisen i Malmö"
996:2009 NK Široki Brijeg–FK Sarajevo football riots
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478:"Anti-israelsk demonstrasjon sporet av i Malmø"
725:"Tennisförbundet skickar ny nota till Reepalu"
706:"Sweden punished for Israel Davis Cup lockout"
689:"Tre tonåringar dömda för Davis Cup-kravaller"
549:"Nazister i demonstration mot Davis Cup-match"
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786:"Politiker rädda för Israelkravaller"
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515:"Godmorgon, världen!: Söndag 8 mars"
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743:"Sverige anklagas för antisemitism"
330:"Anti-Israel protest turns violent"
251:qualifier between Sweden and Israel
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655:"Fortsatt rättegång om tennisbråk"
530:"Nazister väntas till tennismatch"
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365:Gibson, Owen (28 February 2009).
887:Chicago Bulls championship riots
670:"Fängelse efter tenniskravaller"
402:Rothenborg, Ole (4 March 2009).
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1027:1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot
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168:International Tennis Federation
1175:Protests in the European Union
637:"Fängelse för tenniskravaller"
562:Lööf, Richard (6 March 2009).
547:Poohl, Daniel (5 March 2009).
445:"Här raderar Lars Ohly Israel"
426:"Frykter sammenstøt i Sverige"
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142:riots in the Swedish city of
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476:Stokka, Pål (7 March 2009).
424:Lund, Jacob (7 March 2009).
1165:March 2009 events in Sweden
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128:Danish riot vehicle support
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242:Swedish history professor
230:Swedish Tennis Association
136:2009 Malmö Davis Cup riots
1022:Czechoslovak Hockey Riots
986:2000 UEFA Cup final riots
152:between Sweden and Israel
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902:2007 NBA betting scandal
892:1998 Słupsk street riots
806:. Haaretz. 13 June 2011.
615:Swedish Security Service
311:. Reuters. 7 March 2009.
1155:Israel–Sweden relations
971:Heysel Stadium disaster
126:Malmö police department
22:Infobox civilian attack
1205:Anti-Israeli sentiment
1185:Antisemitism in Sweden
1135:Anti-Zionism in Sweden
918:Johnson–Jeffries riots
866:Disco Demolition Night
27:considered for merging
1195:2000s political riots
1125:2009 crimes in Sweden
991:Catania football riot
976:Hillsborough disaster
856:Battle of Candlestick
599:. JTA. 29 April 2009.
162:In February, Malmö's
106: of participants
1200:Tennis controversies
1145:Neo-Nazism in Sweden
1130:Gaza War (2008–2009)
981:1999 L'Amicale riots
964:Association football
897:Malice at the Palace
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1150:Left Party (Sweden)
934:Sydney Riot of 1879
861:Ten Cent Beer Night
551:(in Swedish). Expo.
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1140:Islamism in Sweden
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