‘Racially driven’ incidents lead to another night of disturbances in a Northern Irish township.

On Tuesday, a second consecutive night of confrontations erupted between police and demonstrators in the Northern Irish town of Ballymena. The tensions arose following the detainment of two teenagers for their presumed involvement in the rape of a young girl, which prompted an uptick in “racially motivated” assaults on individuals perceived as “foreigners.” These events represent the latest in a series of incidents fueled by ethnic violence that have plagued Northern Ireland over the past few years.

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