The article reports on escalating violence in Northern Ireland, particularly in Co Antrim, where police faced attacks with petrol bombs, bricks, and fireworks over three consecutive nights. A leisure center in Larne was set ablaze by masked individuals, fury aimed at a facility previously used as emergency shelter. Arrests have been made among the protestors, with numerous police injuries noted. Riot police employed water cannons, dogs, and batons in attempts to control the crowds amidst ongoing unrest, which highlights increasing tensions in the region.
Officers responded with water cannon, dogs and plastic baton rounds in an attempt to disperse crowds in the Co Antrim town.
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons, who highlighted the use of the building in a social media post, said all those who had been staying at the leisure centre are in the care of the Housing Executive.
Several arrests have been made and dozens of police officers have been injured during the sustained unrest.
Rioters smashed the windows of a house on North Street and set multiple fires on streets in the surrounding area.
Collection
[
|
...
]