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Northern Ireland riots latest: Petrol bombs and fireworks hurled at police as Ballymena violence spreads
Disorder in Northern Ireland has continued for a third day and spread across the country as rioters hurled petrol bombs, ...
What's behind the Ballymena riots?
Unrest has erupted in the Northern Irish town after the alleged sexual assault of a local girl by two Romanian-speaking ...
Scots police officers sent to Ballymena after aid plea
Mutual aid agreements are uncommon and are generally "incident based," according to the National Police Chiefs ...
Police come under attack during third night of disorder in Ballymena
Petrol bombs, a hatchet and masonry were among items thrown at police during a third consecutive night of disorder in ...
Ballymena protests: 63 police officers injured in ‘week of shame’ in Northern Ireland
Some 63 police officers have been injured in what has been called a “ week of shame ” in Northern Ireland. Disorder started ...
Ballymena riots: Nine police officers injured after third night of violence
Rioters threw a hatchet at police officers during a third night of disorder in Ballymena. Multiple petrol bombs, bricks, heavy masonry and fireworks were flung at officers in the Northern Ireland town ...
Ballymena riots explained as Northern Ireland police urgently call for calm
Rioters descended on the streets of Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, where they are tearing through a neighbourhood rocked by a recent alleged sexual assault ...
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, ...