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Rioters clashed with police in Ballymena, and masked groups set fire to a recreation center in Larne, where families had been given temporary shelter.
Police say 41 officers have been injured and 13 people have been arrested after three nights of rioting across several towns.
Spurred by false racist rumors, a fourth consecutive night of violence has plunged Northern Ireland into crisis, as anti-immigrant rioters once again attacked police, throwing bricks and masonry. The unrest, triggered by the arrest of two local teenage boys in connection with an alleged sexual assault earlier this week, continued on Thursday night.
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Irish Mirror on MSNPolice chief sends warning to 'bigots and racists' after fourth consecutive night of disorder in Northern IrelandPSNI chief Jon Boutcher said a young girl who was the victim of an alleged sexual assault that triggered protests has been "further traumatised" and her family is "mortified" by the disorder this week
After racist violence erupted there on Monday, before spreading to other parts of Northern Ireland in four nights of disturbances, many Ballymena homes are also displaying yellow posters with “LOCALS LIVE HERE”.