A police van was set alight and fireworks and other missiles were hurled at officers during a protest that turned violent outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers in Dublin. About 2,000 people gathered outside the Citywest hotel on Tuesday for a second night of demonstrations in the Irish capital. The protests came after a man was charged with alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old child on Monday. Police commissioner Justin Kelly said: 'The actions this evening can only be described as thuggery. This was a mob intent on violence against gardai.' Dublin police condemn ‘thuggery’ after protest outside hotel housing asylum seekers turns violent
Six arrested after violent protest outside Dublin asylum seeker hotel
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A police van was set alight and fireworks and other missiles were hurled at officers during a protest that turned violent outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers in Dublin. About 2,000 people gathered outside the Citywest hotel on Tuesday for a second night of demonstrations in the Irish capital. The protests came after a man was charged with alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old child on Monday. Police commissioner Justin Kelly said: 'The actions this evening can only be described as thuggery. This was a mob intent on violence against gardai.' Dublin police condemn ‘thuggery’ after protest outside hotel housing asylum seekers turns violent
