Irish police arrested 34 people following last night’s riots in Dublin. The protests occurred after the attack on a school, which left four injured: a teacher and three children, one of whom is in serious condition.
Anti-immigration groups gathered north of the capital and clashed with police. The riots later spread to other areas of the city.
Several streets were closed and public transportation was suspended. The protesters, 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.
Police authorities considered that the clashes were promoted by a “faction of crazy ‘hooligans’ driven by far-right ideology.”
At a press conference, Commander Drew Harris revealed that an investigation has already been opened.
“These are scenes we have not seen in decades. It is clear that people are being radicalized through social media and the Internet. We will carry out a thorough investigation into this public disorder, we have hundreds of video surveillance images to analyze. Many” Most of these individuals are known to the police, have criminal records and have already been arrested. “Now we are going to start a long process to be able to bring them to justice,” he stated.
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.
The alleged attacker, whose identity was not revealed, is also hospitalized with stab wounds and is being interrogated to clarify the motives for the attack.
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
