Number of arrests after riots in Northern Ireland rises to 19
Key takeaways
- Police pass burnt-out cars on a street in Belfast on Friday.
- Prefer the Guardian on Google Police said 19 people, including a 16-year-old boy, had now been arrested after two nights of rioting in Northern Ireland following a knife attack earlier in the week.
- The violence broke out after far-right activists called for demonstrations in response to the attack, which was captured in a graphic video.
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Prefer the Guardian on Google Police said 19 people, including a 16-year-old boy, had now been arrested after two nights of rioting in Northern Ireland following a knife attack earlier in the week.
The violence broke out after far-right activists called for demonstrations in response to the attack, which was captured in a graphic video.