Far-Right Incitement of Anti-Migrant Riot in Dublin
Far-right social media figures exploited an alleged sexual assault in Dublin to incite mass violence against asylum seekers and migrants.
A failed asylum seeker's alleged sexual assault in Dublin was used as a pretext for far-right agitators to call for violence against asylum seekers and migrants, sparking three nights of protests and confrontations with police.
Protests culminated in as many as 1,000 demonstrators besieging the CityWest Hotel in Saggart, outside Dublin, where the alleged incident occurred.
- An initial post on X about the incident at 8:25 a.m. Monday was viewed 136,000 times.
- By early afternoon, media reported a man's arrest for an alleged assault on a young girl.
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Author's summary: Far-right groups spark violence against migrants in Dublin.