N Ireland hit by 4th night of clashes
June 14, 2025
|Bangkok Post
British leader slams 'mindless violence'
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rocked by a fourth night of anti-immigrant unrest on Thursday as police clashed with protesters in a second town, undeterred by driving rain.
Firing plastic baton rounds, police sought to drive back several hundred people who had gathered in the town of Portadown — some 80 kilometres southeast of Ballymena, where an AFP correspondent saw.
Three nights of unrest had already hit Ballymena, 48km northwest of Belfast, leaving a trail of damage, with 41 police officers injured and 15 people arrested.
The clashes first erupted on Monday night after two teenagers were arrested for the alleged attempted rape of a young girl at the weekend.
Police have not confirmed the ethnicity of the teenagers, who remain in custody and had asked for a Romanian interpreter in court.
Foreign nationals were forced to hide in wardrobes and attics to escape the rioters, police said on Thursday, calling for the protests to end and warning demonstrators that they would face arrest.
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اشترك في Magzter GOLD للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة، وأكثر من 9000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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