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Sweden mosque attack injures 5 people amid immigration debate

Sweden mosque attack injures 5 people amid immigration debate
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An arsonist set fire to a mosque in the Swedish town of Eskilstuna on Thursday injuring five people.

A police spokesman said they were taken to hospital with injuries from smoke inhalation to lacerations.

Local media footage showed flames billowing from the windows.

The attack comes amid an intense debate over immigration.

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