The stabbing of four people on Thursday in Dublin, three of them minors, sparked riots in the city centre, where “far-right” “thugs” attacked police and destroyed street furniture and public transport.
Following the incident, which left a five-year-old child in serious condition, anti-immigration groups gathered north of the capital and clashed with the police, after which the riots spread to other areas of the city.
Police Commissioner Drew Harris stressed that the clashes were promoted by a “faction of crazy hooligans driven by far-right ideology.”
As a result of the clashes, several streets were closed and public transportation was suspended. The police seemed to have regained control of the situation around 10:00 p.m. in Lisbon.
Irish President Michael D. Higgins has already expressed concern for the victims of the “horrible” multiple stabbing, while praising police action.
“This appalling incident is in the hands of the Garda. [designação da polícia] and the fact that it is being used or abused by groups with an agenda that attacks the principle of social inclusion is reprehensible and reprehensible and deserves the condemnation of all those who believe in the rule of law and democracy,” added Higgins, whose position It is mainly representative.
The mob, spread across different streets, also looted several commercial establishments and forced entry into a large shopping center.
Images circulate on social networks of attacks by groups of young people against police officers, who were isolated in the confusion of the riots, already described by political leaders as the worst to have occurred in the country.
Garda Executive Director Drew Harris has asked that “rumors” circulating on social media about the identity of the attacker be ignored, as they are “malicious information” spread by groups “for their own purposes.”
Gardai today said the stabbing attack that took place in central Dublin was “not terrorism-related”.
Speaking to the media, Superintendent Liam Geraghty indicated that the investigation seeks to establish the motives that led a man, in his 50s, detained at the scene of the attack, to stab a woman, three children and himself. .
In addition to the five-year-old child in serious condition, the woman, in her 30s, who works at a school, is being treated for “serious injuries”, while the other two minors are out of danger.
According to Geraghty, the alleged attacker, whose identity was not revealed, is also hospitalized with stab wounds and is being interrogated to clarify the reasons for the attack, for which he called to maintain public tranquility and “avoid premature trials.” .
Some media indicate that the suspect, who was not born in Ireland, has lived in the country for more than 20 years and has an Irish passport.
Source: TSF
