{"id":95172,"date":"2024-07-15T22:57:06","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T22:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/15\/protesters-attack-police-and-set-fires-outside-dublin-asylum-seeker-site\/"},"modified":"2024-07-15T22:57:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T22:57:06","slug":"protesters-attack-police-and-set-fires-outside-dublin-asylum-seeker-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/15\/protesters-attack-police-and-set-fires-outside-dublin-asylum-seeker-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters attack police and set fires outside Dublin asylum seeker site"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Protesters in Dublin have attacked police officers and set vehicles on fire at a site designated to house asylum seekers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Violence erupted on Monday as preparations were made to turn a disused paint factory into accommodation.<\/p>\n

Irish PM Simon Harris called the violence “reprehensible”, saying: “No person has a right to burn cars, damage property or attack members” of security and emergency services.<\/p>\n

“These actions are criminal and are designed to sow fear and division.”<\/p>\n

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Protesters gathered in the morning, some with their faces covered, and a number of fires were set. Videos and pictures posted on social media on Monday showed a digger truck in flames.<\/p>\n

The violence escalated as bricks and fireworks were thrown at officials and bins and mattresses were set alight.<\/p>\n

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Construction workers who were to begin renovating the premises were removed from the site.<\/p>\n

“A security guard was attacked for simply doing his job,” said Mr Harris. “He and his family are in my thoughts and I hope he makes a speedy recovery.”<\/p>\n

Pepper spray was used by police in an attempt to disperse a crowd close to a makeshift anti-immigration camp.<\/p>\n

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Fifteen people, thirteen men and two women, appeared before a late-night sitting at the Criminal Courts of Justice on Monday, charged with a range of public order offences.<\/p>\n

The protest camp was set up several months ago to prevent workers from renovating the premises, with people there around the clock.<\/p>\n

A man with a megaphone told the crowd the government is going to “change the constitution”.<\/p>\n

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He claimed ministers will “change the 39th amendment to take our private property”.<\/p>\n

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