What the records say
- When
- 14 May 1931
- Kind
- Riot
- Deaths
- 5
- Coordinates
- 62.88° N, 17.87° E
- Description
- riot
Ådalen shootings
1931 Swedish anti-labour massacre
The Ådalen shootings was a series of events in and around the sawmill district of Ådalen, Kramfors Municipality, Ångermanland, Sweden, in May 1931. During a protest on 14 May, five people were killed by Swedish Army troops called in as reinforcements by the police.
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