Police in Dublin say five people, including three young children, have been taken to hospital following "a serious public order incident" in the city centre on Thursday.Local media reported that people were stabbed in Dublin's Parnell Square, reportedly by an Algerian national who has lived in Ireland 20 years.Angry mobs took to the streets of Dublin Thursday night protesting immigration to the country. At one point they set a police car on fire.Buses and building were also set alight.Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said a “complete lunatic faction driven by far-right ideology” is behind the rioting.“We are drafting in resources to deal with that and that will be dealt with properly. I’ve given full direction to our resources here in respect of making arrests and bringing offenders to justice," he said, as per the Irish Times.“It’s our responsibility to make sure that we police the streets, and part of that is we ask people to act responsibly and not to listen to the misinformation and rumour that is circulating on social media."“The facts are being established, but the facts are still not clear on a lot of the rumour and the innuendo is being spread for malevolent purposes.”Witnesses said passersby intervened when the suspected assailant attacked the group outside a school, the Irish Times reported.'Five casualties have been taken to various hospitals in the Dublin region,' a police spokesperson said. 'The casualties include an adult male, an adult female and three young children.'One child, a girl, has sustained serious injuries, the other two children are being treated for less serious injuries.A large knife was seized at the scene and the attacker — a man in his 50s — suffered self-inflicted stab wounds.“I spotted a guy with a stabbing motion across the road and people screaming, so I look across the road and there was fellas there and they pulled the guy off the children. There was a good few kids. They were only just after finishing school. I’d say they were between the ages of 4, 5 and 6. No older," eyewitness Siobhan Kearney, told the Irish Times.She said bystanders started beating up the attacker. “A few people were attacking and me and an American girl formed a ring around the culprit and so the garda could deal with him in due course," she said.She said the knife was about 25 cm long.“We are all shocked by the incident which has taken place in Parnell Square. A number of people have been injured, some of them children. Our thoughts and our prayers go out to them and their families," said Ireland's Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar.“I have been in contact with the Minister for Justice who is keeping me updated. The facts in this matter are still emerging. The emergency services responded very quickly and were on site within minutes. I thank them for that. Gardaí have detained a suspect and are following a definite line of inquiry.”
Police in Dublin say five people, including three young children, have been taken to hospital following "a serious public order incident" in the city centre on Thursday.Local media reported that people were stabbed in Dublin's Parnell Square, reportedly by an Algerian national who has lived in Ireland 20 years.Angry mobs took to the streets of Dublin Thursday night protesting immigration to the country. At one point they set a police car on fire.Buses and building were also set alight.Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said a “complete lunatic faction driven by far-right ideology” is behind the rioting.“We are drafting in resources to deal with that and that will be dealt with properly. I’ve given full direction to our resources here in respect of making arrests and bringing offenders to justice," he said, as per the Irish Times.“It’s our responsibility to make sure that we police the streets, and part of that is we ask people to act responsibly and not to listen to the misinformation and rumour that is circulating on social media."“The facts are being established, but the facts are still not clear on a lot of the rumour and the innuendo is being spread for malevolent purposes.”Witnesses said passersby intervened when the suspected assailant attacked the group outside a school, the Irish Times reported.'Five casualties have been taken to various hospitals in the Dublin region,' a police spokesperson said. 'The casualties include an adult male, an adult female and three young children.'One child, a girl, has sustained serious injuries, the other two children are being treated for less serious injuries.A large knife was seized at the scene and the attacker — a man in his 50s — suffered self-inflicted stab wounds.“I spotted a guy with a stabbing motion across the road and people screaming, so I look across the road and there was fellas there and they pulled the guy off the children. There was a good few kids. They were only just after finishing school. I’d say they were between the ages of 4, 5 and 6. No older," eyewitness Siobhan Kearney, told the Irish Times.She said bystanders started beating up the attacker. “A few people were attacking and me and an American girl formed a ring around the culprit and so the garda could deal with him in due course," she said.She said the knife was about 25 cm long.“We are all shocked by the incident which has taken place in Parnell Square. A number of people have been injured, some of them children. Our thoughts and our prayers go out to them and their families," said Ireland's Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar.“I have been in contact with the Minister for Justice who is keeping me updated. The facts in this matter are still emerging. The emergency services responded very quickly and were on site within minutes. I thank them for that. Gardaí have detained a suspect and are following a definite line of inquiry.”
