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The Irish police on Tuesday arrested six people after they were attacked with bricks, fireworks and glass bottles outside a hotel in Dublin that was being used to house asylum seekers.

BBC quoted Gardaí (Irish police) as saying that protesters attempted to breach the police cordon by charging the line with horse-drawn sulkies (carts). They reportedly carried garden forks and tools, while others damaged walls to get missiles. The police helicopter was also targeted with lasers and an officer even received an injury during the protest.

According to The Guardian, the disturbances flared a day after a man was charged in connection with an alleged sexual assault. A 26-year-old asylum seeker had allegedly sexually assaulted a 10-year-old at or near the Citywest facilit

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