0h 45min, jun 11, 2025 y - Ballymena Riots: Night 3

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Police have been attacked with fireworks, bottles and bricks as violence erupted for a third night in Northern Ireland.

The worst of the disorder was in Ballymena, but unrest also spread to other towns on Wednesday evening.

In Larne, masked youths attacked a leisure centre and set it on fire. The centre had been providing emergency shelter for families following the clashes earlier this week, the council said.

The disorder first began on Monday after a peaceful protest over an alleged sexual assault in Ballymena, County Antrim.

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