Unrest has erupted in the Northern Irish town after the alleged sexual assault of a local girl by two 'Romanian' teenagers

Hundreds of masked rioters attacked police and set homes and cars on fire in the Northern Irish town of Ballymena on Tuesday, in the second successive night of disorder that followed a protest over an alleged sexual assault in the town.

Police say 41 officers have been injured and 13 people have been arrested after three nights of rioting across several towns.

A fundraiser for a Filipino father whose home was targeted during riots in Ballymena has raised over £7,500 so far.

The country’s police chief Jon Boutcher said the victim of an alleged sexual assault in Ballymena has been ‘further traumatised’ by the unrest.

Days of riots in Northern Ireland have left migrants from other countries mulling their future, with some considering fleeing the UK province to protect their families. It was a kind of "protection",

In Portadown, Northern Ireland, rioters clashed with police amid anti-immigrant violence, prompted by the arrest of two teenagers. The incidents followed a court hearing where the boys denied serious charges via a Romanian interpreter.

Riot police were pelted with petrol bombs, masonry and fireworks and nine officers were wounded in the third night of unrest in Northern Ireland, police said on Thursday amid simmering