DUBLIN UNREST: Anti-Immigrant Protesters Torch Garda Van Outside Asylum Housing; Suspect Reportedly Faced Deportation Order
Anti-immigrant protesters in West Dublin set a Garda van on fire and clashed with officers outside a building housing asylum seekers after a man was arrested over an alleged attack on a young girl. About 500 people gathered with flags and placards; bottles and fireworks were thrown. Ireland’s justice minister condemned the violence and ordered a review of the asylum case handling, amid reports the suspect had a deportation order earlier this year. The incident recalls 2023 unrest and underscores rising anti-immigrant mobilisation in Ireland.
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