Police arrive at Malmo’s main square before Eurovision

A heavy police presence is in Malmo’s main square where protests against Israel’s inclusion in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest are expected to take place.

Officers in more than five vans arrived in Stortorget, or main square, ahead of Eden Golan taking to the stage on Thursday evening in Malmo Arena to represent Israel.

A pro-Palestinian march will take place in the afternoon, which a spokesperson for the force said would cause disturbance to traffic in the city in southern Sweden.

The organisers of the march say the demonstration will take place at 3pm local time (13:00 GMT), with it ending at Molleplatsen park.