STOCKHOLM — A Swedish court has sentenced three neo-Nazis to prison terms of between six and eight months for attacking an anti-racism demonstration last year.
Four minors who were also involved in the violence were sentenced to community service.
The defendants are linked to a neo-Nazi group called the Swedish resistance movement.
On December 15, the group clashed with left-wing activists and police at a rally against racism in a Stockholm suburb, leaving several people injured.
The Sodertorn court on Wednesday found the neo-Nazis guilty of rioting, saying they started the violence by attacking the larger demonstration.
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The defendants were expected to appeal.
The violence caught police off guard. Neo-Nazis have kept a relatively low profile in Sweden since a string of violent attacks in the 1990s.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press.
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