US EditionDisorder breaks out in Ballymena after alleged sexual assault of girl
- Significant disorder broke out in Ballymena on Monday night after a protest supporting a girl allegedly sexually assaulted at the weekend.
- The unrest erupted after tensions related to immigration, as some masked participants broke away from a peaceful vigil and began erecting barriers and targeting buildings.
- Masked rioters launched repeated assaults involving petrol bombs, fireworks, and heavy masonry, injuring 15 police officers and causing damage to homes, businesses, and vehicles.
- Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson strongly condemned the racially motivated attacks targeting the minority ethnic community and police, describing the previous evening as marked by prolonged unrest in Ballymena.
- Authorities arrested a 29-year-old man and charged two 14-year-old boys with attempted rape, while officials urged calm and condemned the hate-fueled disorder.
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Unrest in Northern Ireland over assault allegation
Police have condemned what they have called racially-targeted violence after two nights of rioting in the town of Ballymena. The unrest was sparked by the alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl. Some immigrants living in the town say they're afraid of being targeted by rioters.
During the Monday and Tuesday nights of this week, the city of Ballymena, in Antrim County, Northern Ireland, was the scene of violent riots that have generated national concern. Incidents were triggered following a report of a sexual assault allegedly committed on Friday, 7 June, against a girl under 14 years of age. According to the police, two teenagers of Romanian nationality, also 14 years of age, were arrested, news that was followed by a …
Hundreds of masked rioters attacked police and set fire to houses and cars in the Northern Irish town of Ballymena on Tuesday, in a second consecutive night of unrest following protests over an alleged sexual assault in the town.
For the police it is a racial attack, following the charge of attempted rape of a little girl by two teenagers
Northern Ireland rioters protest alleged sexual assault case
Hundreds of masked rioters attacked police and set homes and cars on fire in the Northern Irish town of Ballymena on Tuesday, in the second successive night of disorder that followed a protest over an alleged sexual assault in the town.
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