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Violence Continues Into Fourth Night in Northern Ireland With Racially Motivated Attacks

Authorities have called in Scottish officers to bolster policing in affected areas

Fireworks thrown at Riot Police illluminate the road during a thrid night of anti-immigration demonstrations in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, on June 11, 2025.
Riot police members hold their shields while they take position as riots continue in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, June 11, 2025. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
A riot police officer tries to extinguish a fire during the fourth night of unrest following a protest over an alleged sexual assault on a local teenage girl, in Portadown, Northern Ireland, June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
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Overview

  • The unrest began after two 14-year-olds were arrested in Ballymena over an alleged sexual assault and has spread to Larne, Portadown, Coleraine, Newtownabbey and Belfast
  • Police reported 41 officers wounded by petrol bombs, masonry and fireworks and had made 15 arrests by Thursday evening
  • PSNI deployed water cannon, armoured vehicles and dog units while securing 80 public-order reinforcements from Scotland
  • Masked assailants targeted ethnic minority families, displacing residents and setting fire to homes, vehicles and a Larne leisure centre sheltering evacuees
  • PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher vowed to identify and prosecute those responsible as political leaders across Stormont condemned the violence