Violent protests in Ireland after a gunman attacked children
| International media have reported violent demonstrations in the capital of Ireland after an attacker attacked several children with a cold weapon. |
According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, after an attack with a cold weapon in Dublin, the capital of Ireland, resulted in the wounding of five people, including three young children, violent demonstrations took place in the capital of this country.
The report of the international media indicates that the demonstration in the center of Dublin has clashed with the police. The Guardian newspaper wrote that while chanting anti-immigrant slogans, protesters set fire to a police car and attacked police officers.
The police arrested a man who is said to be around 50 years old after the incident on Thursday night. The identity of this man has not been established, but groups opposed to immigrants have said that the assailant was a foreigner.
Irish police announced Thursday evening that five people, including three young children, were taken to hospital after a knife attack in Dublin city centre.
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said police had arrested a suspect.
The state network “RTA” quoted an eyewitness who was present at the scene of the incident and reported that someone attacked people with a cold weapon. This eyewitness said that when he approached the scene, he saw two children who were wounded with knives.
Anthony Boyle, 31 years old and a consultant for a company active in the field of electronics, who lives on the street where the accident happened, told Reuters news agency: “I saw a child on the The ground had fallen. It was a little girl.”
He also told Reuters news agency that he saw people crying, both women and men.
Police said that one girl suffered serious injuries and two other children are being treated at the hospital for minor injuries. An adult woman was also seriously injured. An adult man suffered minor injuries.
Local media reported that this incident happened in Parnell Square in the center of Dublin city. The Prime Minister of Ireland stated in a statement: “All of us because of the incident that happened in Parnell Square We are shocked.”
The Irish Times reported that the detainee was also injured and is now believed to have committed suicide. This newspaper writes that the initial reports indicate that this man intended to attack people, which was stopped by the intervention of pedestrians.
This Irish newspaper reported that the motive for the attack is still unclear.
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