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Trending: The Fake Policeman Causing a Stink in Sweden

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16/05/2015

The Fake Policeman Causing a Stink in Sweden

BBC World Service - Trending, The Fake Policeman Causing a Stink in Sweden

Meet ‘Bängan Lagerblad’, the fake cop on a mission to reform Sweden’s police force

We catch up with ‘Bängan Lagerblad’, the fake policeman who says he’s on a mission to combat racism in the Swedish police force - using an inflatable horse.

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(Photo: ‘Bängan Lagerblad’ at a neo-Nazi march in Stockholm. Credit: youtube.com/critical)

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