Hundreds of masked rioters attacked police and set homes and cars on fire in the Northern Irish town of Ballymena on Tuesday (June 10), in the second successive night of disorder that followed a protest over an alleged sexual assault in the town.
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00:00Police in Northern Ireland arrested five individuals on Wednesday for suspected riotous behavior following a second consecutive night of unrest in Ballymena.
00:11The violence erupted after protests over an alleged sexual assault in the town escalated.
00:17Rioters threw petrol bombs and other projectiles at officers, prompting police to deploy water cannons and advise the public to avoid the area.
00:25Four homes were damaged by fire, while several others, both residential and commercial, had windows and doors smashed.
00:34Authorities are treating the incidents as racially motivated hate crimes.
00:38The unrest follows a protest on Monday, where hundreds gathered after two teenage boys appeared in court, charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl in the county Antrim town.
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