Dublin, Ireland residents took to the streets to riot after three children were stabbed.
According to the National Pulse, the knifeman injured five individuals, three of them children, before a passerby intervened.
Although the identity of the knifeman has not been confirmed, some allege the man was an Algerian migrant.
The word on the street in Dublin, Ireland is that the mass stabbing suspect, who stabbed three children, is an Algerian. Things are heating up. pic.twitter.com/0oie5xvPrZ
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) November 23, 2023
Irish locals began rioting in the streets in protest against mass migration.
Dublin streets filled with anger demanding action on mass immigration after a migrant child stabbing incident.
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) November 23, 2023
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Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar released a statement on the matter saying, “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.”
The Guardian reported that police believe the incident is not terror-related, quoting Superintendant Liam Geraghty as saying officers were “satisfied there is no terrorist link.”
Police also stated that a “complete lunatic faction driven by far-right ideology” was behind the citizen riot.
Police have said a "complete hooligan lunatic faction driven by far-right ideology" is behind violent protests in Dublin after three young children were injured in a stabbing outside a primary school.
— Sky News (@SkyNews) November 23, 2023
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A man confronted a member of the Irish media, saying, “They’re calling us Far Right and racist. Look at them. Turning their back on the Irish people.”
Irish man accosts Irish media members at the site of the stabbing in Dublin:
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) November 23, 2023
"They're calling us Far Right and racist. Look at them. Turning their back on the Irish people." pic.twitter.com/MOA5PW30eP