Protesters carrying Irish flags and signs of “Irish lives matter” while chanting “get them out”
Irish PM Micheal Martin said the events were “extremely serious and very, very grave“
SAGGART, Ireland: Police in riot gear clashed with at least 1,000 protesters in southwest Dublin on Tuesday outside an asylum seeker hotel, following allegations that a 10-year-old girl was sexually assaulted.
Local media reported the 26-year-old man accused of assaulting the girl was an asylum seeker and that the incident took place on the grounds of the Citywest Hotel which houses asylum applicants in Saggart, southwest of the Irish capital.
Protesters carrying Irish flags and signs of “Irish lives matter” while chanting “get them out” launched bottles and fireworks at police.
