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Mass Protest In Ballymena Over Alleged Assault On Female Minor In Ireland
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Jun 11, 2025
Mass Protest In Ballymena Over Alleged Assault On Female Minor In Ireland https://osazuwaakonedo.news/mass-protest-in-ballymena-over-alleged-assault-on-female-minor-in-ireland/11/06/2025/ #Issues #Ballymena #Ireland ©June 11th, 2025 ®June 11, 2025 2:27 pm Thousands of residents in Northern Ireland of Ballymena almost throughout on Tuesday night continued a mass protest against foreigners or immigrants over alleged sexual assault on a female minor by suspected Romanians, leading to a more chaotic situation on Tuesday around Clonavon Terrace area and Bridge road, with protesters seen engaging police officers with petrol bombs, heavy masonry, bricks and fireworks, with police authority, the Police Service of Northern Ireland, PSNI confirming that the violent civil unrest was brought under control around 1am on Wednesday morning night, adding that, 17 police officers sustained serious injuries and the police service senior officer, Chief Constable Jon Boutcher described the protest as a racial behaviour. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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thousands of residents in Northern
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Ireland of Balimina almost throughout on
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Tuesday night continued a mass protest
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against foreigners or immigrants over
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alleged sexual assault on a female minor
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by suspected Romanians leading to a more
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chaotic situation on Tuesday around
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Clonavan Terrace area and Bridge Road
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with protesters seen engaging police
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officers with petrol bombs heavy masonry
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bricks and fireworks with police
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authority the police service of Northern
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Ireland PSNI confirming that the violent
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civil unrest was brought under control
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around 1:00 a.m on Wednesday morning
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night adding that 17 police officers
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sustained serious injuries and the
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police service senior officer Chief
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Constable John Ba described the protest
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as a racial behavior it was gathered
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that some shops and homes of foreigners
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were set ablaze by the protesters who
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staged the anti-immigrant protests
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across several streets in Valimina
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forcing many foreigners to flee the city
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over fear of being attacked the protests
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in Valimina Northern Ireland erupted
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following the alleged sexual assault of
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a teenage girl on June 7th 2025 in the
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Clonavan terrace area according to
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Reuters hundreds of masked rioters
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attacked police and set homes and cars
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on fire in the northern Irish town of
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Balimina on Tuesday in the second
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successive night of disorder that
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followed a protest over an alleged
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sexual assault in the town karm was
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restored to Balimina located 45 km 28 mi
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from the capital Belfast at around 1:00
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local time O G M T police said officers
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in riot gear and driving armored vans
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responded earlier with water cannon and
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non-lethal rounds known as attenuated
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energy projectiles after being attacked
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by petrol bombs scaffolding and rocks
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that riers gathered by knocking down
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nearby walls a Reuters witness said
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Police Service of Northern Ireland in a
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series of statements issued on its
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website and social media handle said
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that police continuing to investigate a
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serious sexual assault on a teenage girl
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in the Clonavan Terrace area of Balimina
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on Saturday the 7th of June have made a
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third arrest detective Inspector Alford
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from the Police Services Public
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Protection Branch said a 28-year-old man
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was arrested yesterday evening Monday
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the 9th of June he has been
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unconditionally released from police
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custody following questioning we have
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today charged two teenage boys with
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attempted rape and our inquiries are
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continuing they both appeared before
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Colrain magistrate's court yesterday
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morning Monday the 9th of June in
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connection with this investigation
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we would reiterate our appeal for
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information if you were in the Clonavan
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Terrace or Waven Road area on Saturday
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evening and witnessed what happened or
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noticed anything suspicious please make
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contact with police on 101 quoting
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reference number 1522 the 7th of June 25
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the 29year-old man arrested during the
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disorder in Balimina on Monday night the
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9th of June has been charged to court he
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has been charged with riotist behavior
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disorderly behavior attempted criminal
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damage and resisting police he is due to
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appear before Balimina magistrates court
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on Thursday the 3rd of July as is usual
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procedure the charges will be reviewed
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by the public prosecution service
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assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson
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said "We are actively working to
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identify those responsible for last
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night's racially motivated disorder in
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Balimina and bring them to justice over
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the coming days we will have in place a
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significant policing presence to help
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protect these communities in Balimina
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and prevent any future disorder anyone
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who has information or who can help
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identify those responsible is asked to
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contact police on 101
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police are currently dealing with
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serious disorder in the Clonavan terrace
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area of Valmina this evening Tuesday the
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10th of June members of the public
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should avoid the area an update will be
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provided in due course calm has been
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restored in Balimina following serious
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disorder in the Clonavan Terrace North
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Road and Bridge Street areas last night
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disorder broke out shortly before 8:00
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p.m and continued for several hours with
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masonry and petrol bombs thrown at
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police offices and police vehicles a
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number of homes and businesses were also
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attacked during the disorder authorized
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officers discharged a number of
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attenuating energy projectiles AES and
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the water cannon was also deployed in an
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attempt to disperse the crowds calm was
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restored to the area at around 1:00 a.m
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police also dealt with sporadic disorder
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in Newton Abbey and Carrick Fergus with
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some incidents in North Belfast the
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Police Service of Northern Ireland
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condemns the disgraceful scenes of
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violence on the streets last night
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Tuesday the 10th of June in a second
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night of rioting and disorder mainly in
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the Clonavan terrace area of Balimina
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police officers came under sustained
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attack over a number of hours with
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multiple petrol bombs heavy masonry
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bricks and fireworks in the direction
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earlier in the evening a number of
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protests took place in areas of Belfast
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Lisburn Colra and New Abbey officers
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attended to monitor the situation and
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ensure an appropriate and proportionate
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policing response in Carrick Fergus two
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bins were set a light and bottles and
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masonry thrown at police in the
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Sunnylands area by a group of 20 to 30
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young people at around 8:30 p.m in New
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Bins was set a light at the Runard about
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on O'Neal Road during the course of the
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serious disorder in Balimina authorized
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officers discharged a number of
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attenuating energy projectiles AES and
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the water cannon was also deployed in an
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attempt to disperse the crowds
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businesses and homes were attacked and
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damaged and a number of vehicles were
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also set on fire in the area 17 officers
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were injured with some requiring
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required hospital treatment five people
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were arrested on suspicion of riotist
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behavior and remain in police custody
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this morning a male was also arrested on
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suspicion of disorderly behavior on the
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O'Neal road in Newton Abbey a number of
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nearby roads were closed by police to
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ensure the safety of the public and
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local residents and to enable officers
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to deal with the situation and disorder
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safely all roads were subsequently
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reopened chief Constable John Bucha said
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"The mindless violence witnessed over
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the past two nights in Balmina is deeply
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concerning and utterly unacceptable
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these criminal acts not only endanger
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lives but also risk undermining the
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ongoing criminal justice process led by
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the PSNI in support of a victim who
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deserves truth justice and protection
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ironically and frustratingly this
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violence threatens to derail the very
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pursuit of justice it claims to
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challenge let me be clear this behavior
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must stop i appeal to everyone involved
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to cease all further acts of criminality
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and disorder immediately as with any
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serious offenders in Northern Ireland we
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will pursue those responsible and bring
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them to justice we will now begin our
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investigation of reviewing all evidence
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gathered including video footage and
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images of the individuals involved will
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be released to identify offenders do not
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throw away your future and do not
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continue to endanger or intimidate the
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lives of others to those who have been
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threatened or affected by this violence
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we are with you you deserve safety and
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justice and we will find and prosecute
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those responsible hatefueled acts and
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mob rule do nothing but tear at the
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fabric of our society they resolve
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nothing and serve no one i want to pay
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the highest tribute to the women and men
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of the police service of Northern
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Ireland despite operating under immense
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financial pressure far greater than that
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faced by other public services in
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Northern Ireland or police forces across
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the UK and in the Republic of Ireland
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our offices continue to display
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unwavering professionalism courage and
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resolve again we see our brave officers
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putting themselves in harm's way to keep
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people safe resulting in further
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unacceptable injuries they are a credit
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to us all since 2010 the PSNI has been
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critically underfunded this neglect
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takes no account of the enormous demands
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placed on us by legacy issues or the
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unique challenges of policing in a
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post-conlict society our resourcing
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levels are not just inadequate they are
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dangerous i will be making arrangements
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to activate mutual aid resources to
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ensure we have the necessary support to
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maintain public order and bring
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offenders to justice the PSNI is a
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cornerstone of our society's peace and
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security it is time it was treated and
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funded accordingly the statement from
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the police service of Northern Ireland
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ends in quotes reacting over the police
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describing the protest of racial
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behavior the National Housing Party in
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the United Kingdom on its verified
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exocial media handle said "Police in
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Northern Ireland demonized the good
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people of Balimina as racist thugs
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because they got angry about the rape of
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our kids." Same response from the
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establishment as Southport tragedy
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who are connected bringing you the news
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in a more digital
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