Anti-migrant riots leave Dublin in flames (VIDEOS)

Police cars and buses were torched after local media identified a man who stabbed multiple children as Algerian

Crowds of rioters have set police and public transport vehicles on fire in the Irish capital, Dublin, amid rumors that a man who stabbed three children and a woman at a city school is a foreign national. 

Protesters began to assemble in the center of the city on Thursday afternoon following the knife attack. One of the victims, a five-year-old girl, was hospitalized with serious injuries. 

Police arrested a man in his 50s at the scene, and although no description of the man has been released, Irish news site Gript identified him as an Algerian national, citing police sources.

Riot police were deployed to keep the protesters in check, but clashes soon broke out, with multiple officers assaulted, RTE News reported. Fireworks and crowd-control barriers were hurled at police, who attempted to push crowds of angry locals back with riot shields.

Several police vehicles were set on fire, with arsonists also targeting at least two double-decker buses and a tram, according to multiple reports.

Parnell Street right now pic.twitter.com/vfY6lRfscO

— Adrian Weckler (@adrianweckler) November 23, 2023

Luas in Dublin deserted and destroyed as the Irish rise.

This is the direct result of ignoring the concerns of the people! Get the migrants out! pic.twitter.com/KW6Pd0KyL3

— AlphaFo