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Police said a “hooligan faction driven by far-right ideology” was behind violent protests in Dublin Thursday night that erupted after five people — including three children — were injured in a knife attack.
Violent scenes occurred in the city center, with a police car and tram set on fire and officers attacked. According to local media, some of the protesters chanted anti-immigrant slogans.
Police Commissioner Drew Harris said “a complete lunatic, hooligan faction driven by far-right ideology” was behind the disorder, the Irish Independent reported.
Justice Minister Helen McEntee appealed for “calm” and condemned attacks on police. “We will not tolerate a small number using an appalling incident to spread division,” she said, according to the Irish Times.
The stabbings happened in the early afternoon outside a school at Parnell Square East in the city center. Police said a five-year-old girl, a woman in her 30s and a man in his 50s sustained serious injuries, with the girl receiving emergency medical treatment. A five-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl were treated for less severe injuries. Police have detained a man in his 50s.
Police initially ruled out a terrorist motive for the attack, but police chief Harris said later that all possible motives were still in play.
Police said a “hooligan faction driven by far-right ideology” was behind violent protests in Dublin Thursday night that erupted after five people — including three children — were injured in a knife attack.
Violent scenes occurred in the city center, with a police car and tram set on fire and officers attacked. According to local media, some of the protesters chanted anti-immigrant slogans.
Police Commissioner Drew Harris said “a complete lunatic, hooligan faction driven by far-right ideology” was behind the disorder, the Irish Independent reported.
Justice Minister Helen McEntee appealed for “calm” and condemned attacks on police. “We will not tolerate a small number using an appalling incident to spread division,” she said, according to the Irish Times.
The stabbings happened in the early afternoon outside a school at Parnell Square East in the city center. Police said a five-year-old girl, a woman in her 30s and a man in his 50s sustained serious injuries, with the girl receiving emergency medical treatment. A five-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl were treated for less severe injuries. Police have detained a man in his 50s.
Police initially ruled out a terrorist motive for the attack, but police chief Harris said later that all possible motives were still in play.
