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- ↑ Capon, Felicity (21 October 2015). "Suspicious Fires in Refugee Centers In Sweden Prompt Fears Of Unrest". Newsweek. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ↑ "Swedish asylum center burns down in suspected arson attack". Reuters. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ↑ Swedish asylum centre fires may have been started by same person: police .