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Northern Ireland riots latest: Petrol bombs and fireworks hurled at police as Ballymena violence spreads
Disorder in Northern Ireland has continued for a third day and spread across the country as rioters hurled petrol bombs, ...
Seventeen police officers injured during second night of Ballymena violence
Protesters threw petrol bombs, bricks and fireworks at police during another night of disorder in Ballymena on Tuesday. Five ...
What's behind the Ballymena riots?
Unrest has erupted in the Northern Irish town after the alleged sexual assault of a local girl by two Romanian-speaking ...
Police come under attack during third night of disorder in Ballymena
Petrol bombs, a hatchet and masonry were among items thrown at police during a third consecutive night of disorder in ...
Scots police officers sent to Ballymena after aid plea
Mutual aid agreements are uncommon and are generally "incident based," according to the National Police Chiefs ...
Ballymena protests: 63 police officers injured in ‘week of shame’ in Northern Ireland
Some 63 police officers have been injured in what has been called a “ week of shame ” in Northern Ireland. Disorder started ...
Ballymena riots explained as Northern Ireland police urgently call for calm
Rioters descended on the streets of Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, where they are tearing through a neighbourhood rocked by a recent alleged sexual assault ...
Police use water cannon in Ballymena after petrol bombs thrown at officers in second night of disorder
Police used water cannon to disperse protesters engaged in serious disorder for a second night in Ballymena, as petrol bombs ...