Why have anti-immigration riots broken out in Northern Ireland? | Protests News

Anti-immigration protests have escalated into clashes with police in several towns in Northern Ireland this week, marking a new wave of unrest to hit the United Kingdom.

Disorder in towns across the region continued for a fourth night on Thursday. In Portadown, County Armagh, a crowd used bricks and masonry from a derelict building to throw at police.

About 40 officers have been injured, and 15 arrests have been made.

Protests began in Ballymena, a town of about 31,000 people located 40km…

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News Source: www.aljazeera.com

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