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Charges over Ballymena riots as centre housing foreign families attacked

  • Violence broke out in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, following the court appearance of two Romanian boys accused of attempting a sexual assault.
  • The unrest followed a peaceful protest but escalated into violent clashes characterized as racist hooliganism by police.
  • During the disturbances, homes of immigrant families, including Mika Koleva's, were attacked, forcing some to flee and seek shelter elsewhere.
  • Fifteen arrests have been made, 41 officers injured in the first three days, and authorities continue investigating damage as racially motivated hate crimes.
  • Northern Ireland Housing Executive expects rising demand for emergency accommodation amid ongoing disorder and community fears.
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For days, residents of the northern Irish city of Ballymena have been protesting with riots against the increasing number of sexual assaults by migrants. The ethnic tensions that have been escalating for a long time. Apparently, the people there have had enough of the liberal migration policy of the government. On June 7, 2025, a teenage girl was apparently sexually attacked in Ballymena. The police then arrested two 14-year-old boys and charged…

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Irish Times broke the news in Dublin, Ireland on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
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