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Viral Video: Swedish Journalist Pelted With Rocks In Immigrant 'No Go' Zone

  • by: Alan Duke
  • (Tue, 27 Oct 2015 21:56:49 Z)

Swedish journalist Valentina Xhaferi was attacked by stone-throwing immigrants while trying to film a documentary in a Swedish "no go" zone, according to a Swedish newspaper.

"They thought we crossed the limit and that we were standing on their land," Xhaferi told Expressen.

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Swedish police say there are about 55 such "no go" zones inhabited by foreign-born residents. Lead Stories' Trendolizer scours social nets for trending content about Sweden. Scroll down to see the latest.

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Editor-in-Chief Alan Duke co-founded Lead Stories after ending a 26-year career with CNN, where he mainly covered entertainment, current affairs and politics. Duke closely covered domestic terrorism cases for CNN, including the Oklahoma City federal building bombing, the UNABOMBER and search for Southeast bomber Eric Robert Rudolph. CNN moved Duke to Los Angeles in 2009 to cover the entertainment beat. Duke also co-hosted a daily podcast with former HLN host Nancy Grace, "Crime Stories with Nancy Grace" and hosted the podcast series "Stan Lee's World: His Real Life Battle with Heroes & Villains." You'll also see Duke in many news documentaries, including on the Reelz channel, CNN and HLN.

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