14 m. ago Riot police are clashing with masked yobs as fire crews battle to get blazes under control while 100s take to the streets in Northern Ireland after 'Romanian' teens accused of attempted rape

Trouble first erupted yesterday evening as a demonstration by around 2,500 people in the Harryville area of Ballymena spiralled out of control.

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77 m. ago Missiles launched at police as 100s take to the streets of Northern Ireland for a second night after 'Romanian' teenagers appeared in court over alleged attempted rape

Trouble first erupted yesterday evening as a demonstration by around 2,500 people in the Harryville area of Ballymena spiralled out of control.

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79 m. ago Riot police use water cannon after missiles thrown at officers during second night of unrest in Northern Ireland

Riot police were deployed around the Clonavon Terrace area on Tuesday night as hundreds of people gathered

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2 h. ago Man charged with riotous behaviour after 15 police injured in Ballymena

Northern Irish politicians condemn ‘feral’ violence that erupted after vigil for girl allegedly sexually assaultedA 29-year-old man has been charged with riotous behaviour after being arrested during disorder in Ballymena on Monday night.The man, who is due to appear before Ballymena magistrates court on Thursday 3 July, has also been charged with disorderly behaviour, attempted criminal damage and resisting police. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Ballymena violence highlights need for more PSNI funding – Robinson

Northern Ireland’s Health Minister Mike Nesbitt visited homes in Clonavon Terrace which were targeted on Monday night.

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6 h. ago Ballymena violence after alleged sex attack was ‘racist thuggery’, police say

Fifteen police officers were injured in the disturbances in Ballymena on Monday night.

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7 h. ago 15 officers injured after missiles thrown at police during unrest in Northern Ireland

PSNI’s chief superintendent urged everyone ‘to remain calm and to act responsibly’

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8 h. ago Fifteen police injured amid suspected racially motivated attacks in Ballymena

Northern Irish politicians condemn violence that erupted after vigil for girl who was allegedly sexually assaultedFifteen police officers were injured and several homes attacked during what has been called a “mob fury” of racially motivated disturbances in the Northern Irish town of Ballymena.Members of a crowd threw petrol bombs, fireworks, heavy masonry and bricks at police and tried to burn the homes of a handful of foreign families in the County Antrim town on Monday night. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Missiles thrown at police during unrest in Northern Ireland following alleged sexual assault

PSNI’s chief superintendent urged everyone ‘to remain calm and to act responsibly’

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11 h. ago Everything we know so far about Ballymena disorder as Northern Ireland gripped by riots

Police spent Monday night trying to control angry mobs in Ballymena. Footage on social media showed riot cops carrying plastic shields as they responded to an anti-immigration protest in the Co Antrim town.

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12 h. ago Shock moment Ballymena rioters hurl missiles at cops as violence erupts

Petrol bombs and missiles were hurled at riot police as large crowds gathered in the town of Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland following an alleged sexual assault

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13 h. ago Missiles thrown at police during unrest in Northern Ireland over alleged sexual assault

PSNI’s chief superintendent urged everyone ‘to remain calm and to act responsibly’

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21 h. ago Riot police deployed as UK town set alight after petrol bombs thrown at police

A crowd of around 2,500 people took to the streets in Ballymena, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland, to protest the alleged sexual assault of a female by two boys on Saturday, June 7

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21 h. ago Riot police sent into Belfast: Petrol bombs thrown after sex crime vigil turned violent

Chaos unfolded in Ballymena, Co Antrim, in Northern Ireland, as 2,500 people gathered to show support for a female who was sexually assaulted. Two teenage boys, both 14, have been arrested and charged with attempted rape

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