Swedish Paramedics Need Body Armor to Enter Violent Muslim Areas
Sweden was once known for meatballs, midnight sun, Absolut, Volvo, blondes, and Ingmar Bergman. But added to that list may soon be paramedics decked out in military gear, including helmets, bulletproof vests, shin protectors, and gas masks. This is for protection in Muslim areas in which residents attack not only police, but also emergency medical personnel. Writes Speisa.com (edited for style and translation integrity):
They [the paramedics] are met with everything from guns to machetes…. "We are not protected anymore as we had been," the head of Ambulansförbundet, Henrik Johansson, says to Dagens Medicin....