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What to Know About the Northern Ireland Riots as Police Use Water Cannon Amid Petrol Bombs and Chaos
For a second night in a row, riots rocked the town of Ballymena in Northern Ireland on Tuesday, lasting into the early hours ...
‘Extreme fear’ grips Filipinos in Northern Ireland’s Ballymena as anti-migrant violence rages
Filipino families reel from escalating unrest triggered by the arrest of two teenagers accused of sexually assaulting a girl ...
What to know after anti-immigrant violence flares in a Northern Ireland town
Police in Northern Ireland say 17 officers were injured during a second night of anti-immigrant violence in the town of ...
Fire at leisure centre as Northern Ireland violence erupts for third night
Police have been attacked with fireworks, bottles and bricks as violence erupted for a third night in Northern Ireland. The ...
Anti-Immigrant Riots Set Northern Irish Town on Edge
Homes, businesses and cars have been attacked and 32 police officers injured during violence in Ballymena and several other ...
Ballymena riots latest: Fire started 'after vandalism' at leisure centre as water cannon deployed in third night of disorder in N Ireland
Disorder has broken out in Northern Ireland for the third successive night, after police said people are "waking up with ...
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Ballymena riots: DUP minister to be referred to standards commissioner after leisure centre fire
Prior to the fire, Gordon Lyons posted on social media that the leisure centre had been used to accommodate several people ...
Masked rioters in Northern Ireland attack police, torch houses for second night
Hundreds of masked rioters attacked police and set homes and cars on fire in the Northern Irish town of Ballymena on Tuesday ...
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Leisure centre set ablaze as riots hit new levels in Northern Ireland
Unrest spread to other towns on Wednesday, including Coleraine and Larne – where the leisure centre was set on fire by masked ...
Homes and Shops Burn in Northern Ireland in Riot Over Sexual Assault Case
The police said that attacks on houses and businesses in the town of Ballymena were being investigated as racially motivated, ...
Northern Ireland hit by third night of violence but main flashpoint calmer
Violence erupted in different parts of Northern Ireland for the third successive night on Wednesday (Jun 11), with masked ...
Religious intolerance and race attacks not new to Ballymena
With a reputation as a loyalist heartland, the town of Ballymena has been at the centre of race hate and sectarian ...