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Riots break out in Dublin after stabbing attacks blamed on far-right

By Christopher Hutton
Published November 24, 2023 12:12am ET
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Riots break out in Dublin after stabbing attacks blamed on far-right
A bus and car on fire after violent scenes unfolded in Dublin city center, Thursday Nov. 23, 2023 following a knife attack. A 5-year-old girl is receiving emergency medical treatment in a Dublin hospital following an attack on Thursday that involved a knife. A woman and two other children were injured. Irish police said they weren't treating the case as terror-related, and that a man in his 50s, who was also hospitalized with serious injuries, is a “person of interest.”

Violent riots broke out in Dublin on Thursday, leading to several vehicles being set on fire and gangs of youth clashing with police after a knife attack at a local school left five injured.

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