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thousands of residents in Northern
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Ireland of Balimina almost throughout on
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Tuesday night continued a mass protest
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against foreigners or immigrants over
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alleged sexual assault on a female minor
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by suspected Romanians leading to a more
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chaotic situation on Tuesday around
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Clonavan Terrace Area and Bridge Road
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with protesters seen engaging police
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officers with petrol bombs heavy masonry
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bricks and fireworks with police
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authority the police service of Northern
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Ireland PSNI confirming that the violent
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civil unrest was brought under control
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around 1:00 a.m on Wednesday morning
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night adding that 17 police officers
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sustained serious injuries and the
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police service senior officer Chief
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Constable John Ba described the protest
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as a racial behavior It was gathered
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that some shops and homes of foreigners
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were set ablaze by the protesters who
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staged the anti-immigrant protests
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across several streets in Valimina
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forcing many foreigners to flee the city
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over fear of being attacked The protests
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in Valimina Northern Ireland erupted
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following the alleged sexual assault of
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a teenage girl on June 7th 2025 in the
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Clonavan terrace area According to
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Reuters hundreds of masked rioters
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attacked police and set homes and cars
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on fire in the northern Irish town of
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Balimina on Tuesday in the second
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successive night of disorder that
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followed a protest over an alleged
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sexual assault in the town Karm was
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restored to Balmina located 45 km 28 mi
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from the capital Belfast at around 1:00
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local time O G M T Police said officers
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in riot gear and driving armored vans
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responded earlier with water cannon and
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non-lethal rounds known as attenuated
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energy projectiles after being attacked
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by petrol bombs scaffolding and rocks
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that riers gathered by knocking down
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nearby walls A Reuters witness said
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police service of Northern Ireland in a
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series of statements issued on its
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website and social media handle said
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that police continuing to investigate a
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serious sexual assault on a teenage girl
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in the Clonavan terrace area of Balimina
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on Saturday the 7th of June have made a
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third arrest Detective Inspector Alford
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from the Police Services Public
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Protection Branch said a 28-year-old man
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was arrested yesterday evening Monday
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the 9th of June He has been
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unconditionally released from police
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custody following questioning We have
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today charged two teenage boys with
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attempted rape and our inquiries are
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continuing They both appeared before
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Colrain magistrate's court yesterday
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morning Monday the 9th of June in
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connection with this investigation We
