Poster campaign in Stockholm stirs outrage

A poster campaign by the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats at a subway station in central Stockholm has stirred outrage in the Nordic country.

Posters plastered above the escalators at Ostermalmstorg subway station, directed to tourists visiting the Swedish capital, apologize for "the mess" in Sweden, saying the country has a problem with "forced begging" organized by "international gangs".

Critics say the message spreads racist misconceptions about eastern European Roma, also known as Gypsies, who are begging in Sweden. Anger also has been directed at Stockholm's public transport provider SL, which is owned by the city council and is profiting from the ads.