Northern Ireland Faces Renewed Violence Amid Anti-Immigrant Riots
TL;DR
Violence erupted in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, with police injured and several houses set on fire during anti-immigrant riots sparked by tensions over a sexual assault case and fueled by social media, highlighting ongoing racial and political divisions in the region.
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- Anti-Immigrant Rioting Stretches Into Second Night in Northern Ireland The New York Times
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