An effigy of a boat containing mannequins of migrants was set alight in the village of Moygashel on Thursday, in an incident condemned by political and religious leaders as racist and threatening.
Category: Police Service of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Struck by Anti-Immigrant Violence for Third Night
Rioters clashed with police in Ballymena and across County Antrim as masked groups set fire to a leisure center in Larne, where families had been temporarily settled in emergency housing.
Anti-Immigrant Rioting Stretches Into Second Night in Northern Ireland
Homes, businesses and cars were attacked and 17 police offices were injured during violence in Ballymena and several other areas.
15 Police Officers Injured in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, After Riot Over Alleged Sexual Assault
The police said that attacks on houses and businesses in the town of Ballymena were being investigated as racially motivated, and that 15 officers had been injured.
