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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy-Clare Martin

How a peaceful protest erupted into nights of violence and rocked a Northern Irish community

After three nights of hate-filled violence, some terrified families in Ballymena have resorted to displaying their nationalities on their front door.

Signs proclaiming “locals live here” or “Filipino lives here” have been put up alongside union jack flags in a desperate bid to stop rioters from targeting their homes.

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