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PSNI’s chief superintendent urged everyone ‘to remain calm and to act responsibly’

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A number of missiles were thrown at police officers in Northern Ireland as public disorder broke out in the town of Ballymena, Co. Antrim.

The riots follow a protest over an alleged sexual assault case on Monday evening.