Dangerous Occupation in Europe: Ambulance Driver
Sweden’s gradual descent into the abyss continues. It isn’t stated in the article what ethnic (or religious) background the “youths” in this case have, but they frequently tend to be you-know-who:
“Youths” Attack Ambulance in Sweden
A gang of youths are reported to have attacked an ambulance in the early hours of Sunday morning. A number of other violent incidents were also reported in the town on a night police described as “very messy”. At around 1.30am police were called to Ljusdalen, north of Sundsvall, where ambulance staff called out to help a woman with respiratory problems suddenly found themselves under siege.
“The healthcare workers locked themselves into the ambulance when they were prevented from driving away,” said police spokeswoman Eva Lindberg. “The youths smashed the windscreen and aimed kicks at the ambulance,” she added. The ambulance staff eventually managed to escape and the situation had calmed down by the time police arrived. Just a few minutes earlier a 24-year-old man was stabbed in the thigh outside a party on Bergsgatan in the centre of town. “A dispute out on the street turned violent and one man was slashed in the thigh with a knife. The injury is not thought to be life-threatening,” said police spokesman Stefan Edin. A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of having carried out the attack. Two girls also claim to have been assaulted on Bergsgatan, Expressen reports.
Similar incidents:
There are some neighborhoods Swedish ambulance drivers will not go to without a police escort. Angry crowds have threatened them, telling them which patient to take and which ones to leave behind.Antwerp, Belgium, February 2006
An ambulance was told to switch off its siren because that might provoke the Moroccans.Rotterdam, October 2006
Police officers were wounded when they came to the rescue of an ambulance which was attacked by a group of some 250 youths.
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