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Anti-Migrant Rioters in Northern Ireland Set Homes, and Then a Refuge Site, Ablaze

Rioters clashed with police in Ballymena, and masked groups set fire to a recreation center in Larne, where families had been given temporary shelter.

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Police officers aiming water cannons toward protesters in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, on Wednesday.

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 areas in Northern Ireland.

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A vehicle is set alight during an anti-immigration demonstration in Ballymena on Tuesday night.

15 Police Officers Injured in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, After Riot Over Alleged Sexual Assault

The police said that attacks on houses and businesses in the town of Ballymena were being investigated as racially motivated, and that 15 officers had been injured.

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Protests broke out in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, on Monday in response to the court hearing of two 14-year-old-boys who had been charged with sexual assault.
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