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Dublin riots (Daily Mail) [View all]
Moment Irish police van is set alight as riots break out near Dublin asylum seeker hotelhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15214687/Moment-Irish-police-van-set-alight-riots.html
This is the moment a police van was set on fire as riots broke out near a hotel used to house asylum seekers in Dublin.
Officers were also attacked with missiles and fireworks as protesters gathered at the Citywest Hotel last night.
Six people were arrested and the Irish police service, the gardai or An Garda Siochana, said one of its officers suffered a foot injury.
In a statement, the force said: 'This was not peaceful protest. The violence exhibited was thuggery and an attempt to intimidate and injure.'
The violence followed the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl near the asylum site in the early hours of Monday morning.
Protesters were filmed displaying Irish flags and chanting. Some of the crowd also threw stones at the gardai.
A large crowd remained in the area until after 9pm and public order officers with shields, and some on horseback, prevented protesters from reaching the hotel.
A number of those involved in the disturbances had their faces covered.
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Officers were also attacked with missiles and fireworks as protesters gathered at the Citywest Hotel last night.
Six people were arrested and the Irish police service, the gardai or An Garda Siochana, said one of its officers suffered a foot injury.
In a statement, the force said: 'This was not peaceful protest. The violence exhibited was thuggery and an attempt to intimidate and injure.'
The violence followed the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl near the asylum site in the early hours of Monday morning.
Protesters were filmed displaying Irish flags and chanting. Some of the crowd also threw stones at the gardai.
A large crowd remained in the area until after 9pm and public order officers with shields, and some on horseback, prevented protesters from reaching the hotel.
A number of those involved in the disturbances had their faces covered.
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