Ådalen shootings
1931 Swedish anti-labour massacre / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Ådalen shootings (Swedish: skotten i Ådalen) was a series of events in and around the sawmill district of Ådalen, Kramfors Municipality, Ångermanland, Sweden, in May 1931. During a protest on 14 May, five people were killed by bullets fired by Swedish military personnel called in as reinforcements by the police.
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Ådalen shootings | |
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Part of Anti-union violence | |
Location | Ådalen, Sweden |
Coordinates | 62°52′53″N 17°52′24″E |
Date | 14th of May, 1931 |
Target | Striking civilians |
Attack type | Mass shooting, police brutality |
Weapons | Small arms, including machine guns |
Deaths | 5 |
Injured | 5 |
Perpetrators | Swedish military |
Motive | Suppression of strikers |
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