Sweden arsonist attacks: Masked thugs set police car on FIRE after faking 999 call
SHOCKING footage of two thugs setting a police car on fire after faking an emergency call has emerged online.
Snapchat hoaxers TORCH police car in Sweden
In the video, which was posted on Snapchat, the two men can be seen approaching the vehicle after police rushed to the scene after someone called in a domestic violence incident at the address.
As the attending officers are inside the property, the masked thugs throw a burning object under the parked police car and within moments the vehicle is engulfed by flames.
Realising the phone call had been a hoax, the officers returned to find their patrol car engulfed in flames.
The police car was set alight as officers attended a fake 999 call
Police have now arrested two people in connection with the blaze, one 17-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man.
The pair were detained and charged with arson and false alarm after the footage of the fire emerged on mobile app Snapchat.
Prosecutor Caroline Carl Quist said the minimum sentencing for arson is two years.
Arson epidemic spreads across Sweden
The teenager’s lawyer, Jan-Anders Hybelius, said his client denies any involvement in the incident.
Mr Hybelius said his client insists someone had posted the video on his Snapchat against his will.
The arrests come as Sweden has been plagued with uncontrolled car fires with more than 70 cars being set alight since July.
The officers returned to find their patrol car burning out
Swedish police have listed more than 50 areas as "no-go zone” as the country has seen a huge surge in crime since the start of the migrant crisis in Europe with a rise in sex assaults, drug dealing and children carrying weapons.
Three police officers are handing in their notices daily in Sweden following the increased violence and the arsonist thugs’ assaults, and it is feared the attacks are spreading throughout Scandinavia.
Police in Denmark are also struggling to stop the car fire attacks with more than 200 vehicles burning out in less than nine months.