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Police use water cannon against rioters in Northern Ireland

The Guardian World Wednesday 10 June 2026, 21:06 UTC By Hannah Al-Othman and Rory Carroll 1 min read
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Force disperses crowd of 300 people who burned truck and reportedly planned to target hotel hosting migrantsPolice have used water cannon against rioters in Northern Ireland in a second night of anti-immigration protests. Police used the cannon to disperse a crowd of about 300 people who burned a truck and threw bricks and other missiles near the Sandyknowes roundabout near Newtownabbey, eight miles north of Belfast.

Force disperses crowd of 300 people who burned truck and reportedly planned to target hotel hosting migrants

Police have used water cannon against rioters in Northern Ireland in a second night of anti-immigration protests.

Police used the cannon to disperse a crowd of about 300 people who burned a truck and threw bricks and other missiles near the Sandyknowes roundabout near Newtownabbey, eight miles north of Belfast.

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