Arrests in Dublin After Violent Anti-Immigration Protest Erupts
- 15 people charged after clashes with police Monday night
- Justice minister criticized ‘thuggish criminal’ behavior
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Fifteen people were charged in Dublin late Monday night after violent clashes with police broke out at an anti-immigration protest in a northern suburb of the city.
Over 200 members of the police force were deployed to a site in Coolock where protesters had gathered outside an empty paint factory. The situation escalated when rocks, fireworks and other missiles were fired at police.