3 w. ago Petrol bombs and fireworks launched at police as Ballymena riots spread across Northern Ireland in fifth night of violence after 'alleged attempted rape of local girl, 16, by two Romanian teens'

Crowds of masked thugs gathered in Portadown where a protest had been held earlier in the evening before it descended into carnage.

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3 w. ago Northern Ireland riots latest: Petrol bombs and fireworks hurled at police as Ballymena violence spreads

Violence has broken out in Ballymena for the past three nights after angry mobs went on the rampage through the town’s streets

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3 w. ago Watch: Moment Ballymena rioter sets himself on fire as violence erupts for second night

Cars and properties set on fire in Ballymena as rioters hurl petrol bombs, fireworks and masonry at police officers

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3 w. ago Ballymena riots: Fireworks and petrol bombs thrown at police as violence erupts

Fireworks and petrol bombs were thrown at police as violence erupted for a second night in a row in Northern Ireland on Tuesday (11 June).

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3 w. ago Ballymena riots: Violence erupts for second night as police condemn 'racist thuggery'

Cars and properties set on fire in Ballymena as rioters hurl petrol bombs, fireworks and masonry at police officers

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3 w. ago Riot police respond to second night of violence in Ballymena

Multiple cars and properties were set on fire in Ballymena while rioters hurled petrol bombs, fireworks and masonry at police officers.

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3 w. ago PSNI use water cannon in Ballymena after petrol bombs thrown at officers

Riot police were deployed around the Clonavon Terrace area on Tuesday night as hundreds of people gathered in the Co Antrim town.

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Riot police sent in as UK town set alight after petrol bombs thrown at police

Petrol bombs were thrown at police officers in Ballymena, Co Antrim after a large crowd assembled to protest against a recent sexual assault in the town

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