2025 Northern Ireland riots

When

9 Jun 2025

Kind

Riot

Coordinates

54.86° N, 6.28° W

Description

riots beginning on 9 June 2025 in Northern Ireland

Injured

63

Cause

sexual assault, opposition to immigration, anti-Romanyism

Riots in Northern Ireland

Starting on 9 June 2025, riots broke out across Northern Ireland after two Romanian Roma teenagers were charged with attempted rape after allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Ballymena, a town in County Antrim. Police said the disorder was targeted at ethnic minorities and law enforcement.

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