Swedish police fear they do not have enough officers to stop escalating migrant violence

POLICE in Sweden fear they do not have the resources to deal with the increasing level of violence at asylum centres.

By Lizzie Stromme

PUBLISHED: 05:42, Wed, Jan 27, 2016 | UPDATED: 08:13, Wed, Jan 27, 2016

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Police in Sweden say they are struggling to cope

As the migrant crisis continues to grow, Swedish officers have declared they do not have the manpower to stop the increasing unrest at units set up to deal with the influx of people.
National Police Commissioner Dan Eliasson said his teams were struggling to cope and feared the situation would be out of control unless a further 4,100 officers and specialist staff were recruited.
He said: “We have to go to work against unrest in the asylum centres which places a much greater demand than might appear outwardly.

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"In some places in Sweden this eats significant resources out of the police's capability.
"Moreover, from several sources there are reports that staff are poorly prepared to handle violence, threats and conflicts - while there are too few security guards."

Mr Eliasson’s warning comes after Swedish police had to run for safety after being surrounded by an angry mob of migrants when they went to rescue a 10-year-old boy, who had allegedly been raped.

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