Fifteen rioters have been arrested as 41 police officers were injured amid unrest in Northern Ireland following the alleged sexual assault of a girl by Romanian teens.

The police said that attacks on houses and businesses in the town of Ballymena were being investigated as racially motivated, and that 15 officers had been injured.

Northern Irish politicians condemn violence that erupted after vigil for girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted

Anti-migrant rioters ‘target ethnic minority community’ after attempted rape of teenage girl

Trouble first erupted yesterday evening as a demonstration by around 2,500 people in the Harryville area of Ballymena spiralled out of control.

Rioters said to target ‘foreigners’ in Northern Ireland town following alleged sexual assault of local teenage girl.

Fireworks and petrol bombs were thrown at police as violence erupted for a second night in a row in Northern Ireland on Tuesday (11 June). Multiple cars and properties were set on…

Racially motivated attacks have left families in fear, say police, after unrest broke out over alleged sexual assault

Racially motivated riots targeting migrants erupt in Ballymena after teens arrested for attempted rape.

BALLYMENA, United Kingdom: Northern Irish police said Tuesday that 15 officers were injured in clashes after “racially motivated” attacks sparked by the arrest of two teenagers…

Homes, businesses and cars were attacked and 17 police offices were injured during violence in Ballymena and several other areas.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland announced Wednesday that things are currently quiet in a County Antrim town after violent attacks on police over a two-night stretch left 17…

Rioters set fire to a leisure centre hosting people who fled anti-immigrant violence in the town of Ballymena.

Homes have been destroyed after several nights of unrest in Northern Ireland, where rioters hurled petrol bombs, masonry and fireworks at police. The violence broke out in…

Northern Ireland 's police chief Jon Boutcher said the young girl who was the victim of an alleged sexual assault in Ballymena had been 'further traumatised' by the rioting since…

Masked youths hurl missiles in Portadown as officers vow to prosecute ‘bigots and racists’ behind the carnage

Fifteen rioters have been arrested as 41 police officers were injured amid unrest in Northern Ireland following the alleged sexual assault of a girl by Romanian teens.