Police used water cannon to disperse protesters in Ballymena as officers came under attack for a second night, with petrol bombs, fireworks and masonry thrown during the disorder.
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Riot police were deployed around the Clonavon Terrace area on Tuesday evening as hundreds of people gathered in the County Antrim town. A car was set on fire and multiple house windows were smashed. The violence erupted after a vigil for a teenage girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted by two 14-year-old boys
Second night of rioting in Ballymena leaves 17 police officers injured ► https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/11/second-night-rioting-ballymena-police-officers-injured-northern-ireland
Fireworks and bottles thrown at police in Ballymena in second night of unrest ► https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/10/fifteen-police-injured-violence-ballymena-northern-ireland
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