Around a hundred rioters took to the streets after the announcement of the attack in front of a school, which left two seriously injured, including a 5-year-old girl.
Riots caused chaos in central Dublin on Thursday evening.
A bus was set on fire, as well as a police car and numerous vehicles were damaged, including a tram. Many store windows were broken and a sports shoe store was looted. The rioters also attacked the police.
The violence began in the area of a school, where a knife attack had taken place a few hours earlier, injuring two adults and three children aged five and six. Among the victims, a woman and a 5-year-old girl were seriously injured.
After the attack was announced, at least a hundred people took to the streets, sometimes armed with iron bars and with masked faces. The police believe they faced “a bunch of crazy hooligans inspired by far-right ideology“.
As soon as the attack was announced, at least a hundred people took to the streets, sometimes armed with iron bats and with masked faces. Witnesses report that rioters chanted anti-immigrant slogans and some held Irish flags and signs.Irish lives matter“.
Political leaders called for calm in the evening and not to exploit the drama. For the moment, the investigation does not favor any leads. The main suspect, arrested, is a man in his forties.