One of the men is said to have had an instigating role and set fire to the crowd.

He is also said to have hit the police with a hockey stick and driven one of the police vehicles which he later allegedly set on fire.

He is required to pay SEK 135,849 in compensation for the destroyed bus.

The other allegedly threw several stones at policemen and threw a fire extinguisher at a police bus.

The third man also had an instigating role according to the indictment and set fire to the crowd and threw stones at the police.

All must have been masked and all three are from Karlskoga.

Denies crime

Two of the men deny the crime, while one of them partially admits to the course of events but denies the crime.

Eight men have already been convicted of gross sabotage against blue light operations in connection with the unrest in Sveaparken.

At least 71 police officers and three police dogs were injured in the incident.

Police vehicles are said to have suffered damages worth 2.4 million and service equipment worth 563,000 was destroyed.

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This happened during the Easter weekend when violent riots spread to several Swedish cities.

Photo: TT