Police injured in fresh Dublin anti-immigration riot
The Peninsula
London: Three police officers were injured in the latest anti immigration protests at a site earmarked for housing asylum seekers in Dublin, authoriti...
London: Three police officers were injured in the latest anti-immigration protests at a site earmarked for housing asylum seekers in Dublin, authorities said.
It was the latest in a series of clashes at the site in a deprived northern suburb of the Irish capital over the past week.
Police said a planned public gathering at the site on Friday initially "passed off peacefully" before turning into an "incident of public disorder".
A fire broke out at the building site, with police subjected to "both verbal and physical abuse including rocks, concrete bricks and other objects being thrown at them", they said in a statement.
The Garda -- Ireland's national police force -- said officers used pepper spray and batons to "defend themselves".