Arrests in Dublin After Violent Anti-Immigration Protest Erupts

  • 15 people charged after clashes with police Monday night
  • Justice minister criticized ‘thuggish criminal’ behavior
Police detain a protester in Coolock, Dublin, on July 15.Photographer: Niall Carson/PA
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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.