A series of protests against immigration took place in the city of Northern Ireland Ballymena after a sexual assault on a teenage girl on June 7. The BBC reported on Monday that 64 police officers were injured in these riots, which began last Monday and so far 29 people have been arrested.
It all started at the beginning of last week after the arrest of two fortnight, who were submitted in court and accused themselves of the crime of sexual assault. But the boys – through the Romanian interpreter – have denied these accusations.
Later, the victim’s father demanded peace protests and his calls received an impulse online. Before anyone knew, the protests took against immigration and broke into riots and clashes with the police, reported Sky News.
Reuters reported The fact that the rebels attacked the police with rocks, gasoline bombs and fireworks in Portadown, is 42.7 mile south of Ballymena.
Ballymena is a small town of about 31,000 people and is located about 45 km from Belfast. It was here that hundreds of masked rebels attacked cops and lit cars and buildings. Police responded with a water cannon, he wrote Aljazeera.
It seemed to be a symbol of the locals that several inhabitants placed British flags or brands in their windows that read “locals live” to avoid attack.
What led to violence?
There are other reasons why Ballymena becomes an epicenter of protests against immigration. One of the leading reasons is that rapid demographic changes have occurred in the city over the past 14 years. This city has seen the maximum increase in the number of people who do not speak English/Irish as their first language.
Are there also Indians?
By the way, the sentiment of anti-immigrants is not focused on the Indians, but on the citizens of Eastern European countries. Most foreigners in Ballymena come from Eastern European countries such as Romania, Bulgaria, Poland and Slovakia.
Quote 2021 Census, Sky News reported That three out of 10 inhabitants of Central Ballymena have a main language that is not English or Irish.
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