The leader of a radical Norwegian anti-Islamic group clashed with a spectacular car chase on Saturday minutes after burning the Koran on the outskirts of Oslo.
Norwegian police have been accused of deliberately ramming the SUV of Lars Tolsen, leader of the radical group "Stop Islamization in Norway" (SIAN). He said he had arrested two people, including.
Five SUV passengers were slightly injured and one needed hospital treatment, police said.
A video posted on Facebook showed that Tramen and other activists first drove to Mortensrud, a suburb of Oslo with a large Islamic community.
Later, a handful of activists placed a burning Quran in the middle of a small crossroads, successfully pushing back the locals who initially tried to extinguish the flames.
An angry crowd gathered, including a woman who grabbed a burnt book before climbing the gray Mercedes.
The anti-Islamic activist SUV, painted in camouflage livery, then left the scene. But a few seconds later, he was overtaken by Mercedes. Mercedes tapped first and finally at high speed to capsize the vehicle.
The entire episode was shot by someone chasing a car. The
incident occurred a week after a gunman killed two people and injured 21 in central Oslo.
Norwegian domestic intelligence describes the attack as "Islamic terrorist acts."
Scandinavian far-right anti-Islamic activists have recently specialized in burning the Quran in populated areas of Muslims.
