"Gardai deployed near the Citywest facility on Thursday in anticipation of another possible standoff with mobs that on Tuesday and Wednesday night threw fireworks and missiles and set a police vehicle on fire. In a statement the police force, An Garda Siochana, urged people to stay away from violent protest: This is not fun and games and entertainment for social media, it said."
"On Thursday, 16 people 15 men and a woman aged from 18 to 66 appeared in court in connection with Wednesday night's unrest. The disturbances began on Monday after a man, reported by local media to be an asylum seeker, allegedly sexually assaulted a 10-year-old at or near the Citywest facility, which is in the Saggart area of south-west Dublin. The 26-year-old suspect has appeared in court but cannot be named."
"Ch Supt Michael McNulty said on Thursday that police will keep a continuous presence at the complex over the next week and that units with riot gear, dogs, horses and a water cannon are on standby. Four gardai have been treated in hospital for injuries during clashes with crowds that hurled rocks, bottles and other missiles. Protesters have displayed Irish flags, chanted anti-immigration slogans and charged police lines with horse-drawn carts and scrambler bikes. A police helicopter was targeted with lasers."
Violent clashes erupted outside the Citywest hotel housing asylum seekers in south-west Dublin, prompting Garda deployment and warnings to avoid violent protest. Disturbances began after a man described as an asylum seeker allegedly sexually assaulted a 10-year-old near the facility; a 26-year-old suspect has appeared in court and cannot be named. Sixteen people, including 15 men and one woman aged 18 to 66, appeared in court over later unrest. Officers sustained injuries after crowds hurled rocks, bottles and missiles. Units with riot gear, dogs, horses and a water cannon are on standby. Protesters displayed Irish flags, chanted anti-immigration slogans, used horse-drawn carts and scrambler bikes, and targeted a police helicopter with lasers. The taoiseach condemned the violent disorder and abuse against police.
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