Archive · 11 Jun 2025
Ballymena: Five Arrested After Second Night of Riots
In Ballymena, Northern Ireland, riots continued for a second night.
Rioters, protesting an alleged sexual assault, attacked police, set homes and cars on fire.
Police responded to the attacks.
Several officers were injured during the unrest.
Authorities arrested five people.
The event began after a protest in relation to a court case.
Riots continued for a second night in Ballymena.
Five people were arrested.
Rioters attacked police and set homes and cars on fire.
Seventeen officers were injured.
The unrest followed a protest related to an alleged sexual assault.
- Who
- Rioters and police.
- What
- Rioters attacked police and set fires.
- When
- Second night of disorder.
- Where
- Ballymena, Northern Ireland.
- Why
- Following a protest over an alleged sexual assault.
- Location
- Ballymena, Northern Ireland
- Arrests
- Five
- Injured
- 17 officers injured
- Actions
- Rioters attacked police and set homes and cars on fire
Sources
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Northern Irish rioters attack police, torch houses for second night