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A video clip posted on social media shows security guards working for the public transport authority in Stockholm, SL, dragging the woman off the train and dropping her onto a bench on the dock.
According to transport officials, the woman reportedly refused to accept a fine after failing to present a valid ticket. The security guards intervened after she had become aggressive.
One can see the woman's daughter crying while she tries to hang on to her mother, before another security guard takes the child.
"In these two videos, you can see the victim dragged out of the train, his child caught and while trying to stand up, it is maintained," wrote the famous blogger and activist Lovette Jallow, who posted a recording video of the incident on his mobile phone. on Instagram.
In this article, Jallow also criticized the fact that Swedes of African descent are "profiled and abused by race".
"All I can do is hope the baby is fine because if anything happens to him, there will be a hell to pay," Jallow wrote.
The message has attracted many comments from other Instagram users.
Sofie Fisen Jakopsohn, @sofiejakopsohn, left a comment describing the incident as a crime against human rights, while others said the situation would have been different if the woman had listened to the guards' instructions.
SL spokesman Henrik Palmer told CNN that security guards were undergoing rigorous training to prevent this type of incident.
An internal investigation is underway to determine what is wrong, he said.
"We take this very seriously," said Palmer, adding that the security guards had been suspended until the end of the investigation.
There are cameras on the train and on the platform, said Palmer, and the police have access to all the footage.
Stockholm police investigate the incident but could not be contacted for comment.
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