Police in Belfast faced further disruption in Belfast on Thursday (April 8) night as crowds gathered again for the seventh night. Police blasted rioters with water cannon. Police officers were called in from other parts of Northern Ireland to help to deal with the rioting. More than 50 officers have been hurt in violence in […]
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7th night of Belfast riots and protests: Bus set alight and petrol bombs thrown
Effigy of Spanish king Felipe VI set alight as tensions rise on Catalonia’s National Day
Independence supporters in Catalonia set fire to an effigy of King Felipe VI on its National Day as tensions over secession from Spain continued to simmer in the region. Separatists have gathered on September 11 by the hundreds of thousands and packed downtown Barcelona for several years, but this year the Catalan government’s health authorities […]
Portland: Protester Set Alight With Fire Bomb Aimed at Police
A ‘protester’ was set ablaze in Portland on Saturday night when a firebomb, thrown at police, missed its target. Police retweeted footage that was taken at the scene showing fire erupting in the middle of a street, as a man caught in the flames attempted to run out of the way. The man then emerged […]
Charges laid after woman set alight in Gosnells
A hospital bedside hearing has been held for a 22-year-old Gosnells man, who was charged with setting his partner alight after the woman was seen running and screaming through a park in Gosnells yesterday afternoon. Police alleged Johnathan Pauu poured petrol over the woman and set her ablaze, but was also burned in the process. […]