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The Washington Post reports:
Right-wing protesters angered by a stabbing attack they believed had involved someone of immigrant background rampaged through central Dublin on Thursday night, leaving behind a trail of burning destruction. Ireland’s police chief on Friday described the unrest, in which double-decker buses, trams and police cars were torched, as “scenes that we have not seen in decades.”
The violence and looting through some of Dublin’s most famous streets began after a stabbing attack outside a school that left five people hospitalized. Rumors spread online that the perpetrator of the attack was an immigrant or had an immigrant background. The BBC, citing unnamed sources, said the man was an Irish citizen who had lived in the country for 20 years.
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Right wing protesters angered by a stabbing attack they believed had involved someone of immigrant background rampaged through central Dublin Thursday night leaving behind a trail of burning destruction. https://t.co/xXkYRYevgV
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 24, 2023
NEW: The suspect in the stabbing in Ireland is a naturalized citizen who has lived in the country FOR 20 YEARS. https://t.co/uFAen9ntzv
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) November 24, 2023
Furthermore, the Dublin suspect was taken down by Brazilian immigrant Caio Benicio. When the 43-year-old Brazilian food delivery driver saw the attack happening he jumped off his motorcycle, took off his helmet, and hit the attacker with it until he collapsed.…
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) November 24, 2023
Buy Caio Benicio a pint or whatever he’s having himself https://t.co/ppZoyK6SgI
— Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera (@PantiBliss) November 24, 2023
Father-of-two Caio Benício intervened in the knife attack at a school on Parnell Square, in which three children and a woman were injured. Video: Enda O’Dowd and Isobel Boechat pic.twitter.com/1SXAljzUPh
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) November 24, 2023
Irish leader Leo Varadkar said rioters who burned cars and looted shops in central Dublin in response to a knife attack outside a school had “brought shame on Ireland” https://t.co/wx7MEk97jO
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) November 24, 2023