Over 100 Arrested At Sweden's HULTSFRED Festival

June 16, 2003

Over 100 people were arrested in Hultsfred, Sweden, Saturday (June 14) when a group of 500 festival goers began a "Conga" through the festival camping area, according to NME.com. STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, IN FLAMES, THE HAUNTED and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE were among the acts that appeared at the three-day event, which ranks as Sweden's largest outdoor festival.

Security were reportedly called to calm an after-festival party in the early hours of Sunday morning (June 15) and quickly identified around 100 people who they suspected could have escalated the frivolity into violence.

"They ran round and destroyed fencing. There was a risk that both people and property would be damaged. We decided therefore to remove people in order to avert any further crime," said Ulf Karlsson, information chief for Kalmar District police.

However, some of those arrested have said they were causing no harm. "All we were doing is dancing and singing about love and freedom, " 22-year-old Mattias Jansson told newspaper Aftonbladet.

All 105 detained have been released without explanation. No charges are pending against the group.

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