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Sweden ramps up Eurovision security amid outcry over Israel's inclusion

Demonstration organised by 'Together for Palestine' demanding a ceasefire and the exclusion of Israel from the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm on 17 February 2024. © Fredrik PERSSON / AFP

The Swedish Eurovision host city Malmo has promised heightened security for this year's song contest, which faces protests over Israel's participation while the war in Gaza continues.

Authorities in Sweden have vowed "visible" measures – including police with submachine guns and reinforcements from Denmark and Norway – around the Eurovision event, ending with the final on 11 May.

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