For a third night, riots rocked the town of Ballymena in Northern Ireland, with protesters throwing petrol bombs.

Police in Northern Ireland have made 41 arrests to date relating to the rioting, which they said was racially-motivated.

Petrol bombs and fireworks hurled at police as Ballymena violence spreads - Violence has broken out in Ballymena for the past three nights after angry mobs went on the rampage through the town’s stree ...

Police in Northern Ireland say 17 officers were injured during a second night of anti-immigrant violence in the town of Ballymena.

It’s devastating watching my hometown descend into molotov cocktails and police lining the streets – all in the name of wanting to ‘protect women and girls’ ...

Ballymena in Northern Ireland is witnessing some of Northern Ireland’s most violent riots in more than a decade. Petrol bombs, bricks, and a hatchet are some of the items that have been thrown at ...

Fifteen police officers injured and houses set alight in Ballymena following court appearance of two Romanian-speaking ...

Lizzie Dearden reported from London and Ali Watkins from Ballymena, Northern Ireland. June 11, 2025. ... activism and riots that have taken place in Northern Ireland since 2023.

Ballymena’s foreigners are caught in unrest triggered by the arrest of two Romanian-speaking teenage boys accused of sexual assault.

Ballymena, Northern Ireland, has endured a third night of rioting by racist thugs targeting immigrants, with homes, stores and cars destroyed.

Riot squad officers form a blockade near Harryville bridge to stop potential rioters from accessing the Clonavon terrace area on June 11 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Charles McQuillan/Getty Images ...