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Violent clashes break out in Dublin after knife attack

Violent clashes broke out in central Dublin on Thursday evening, with vehicles torched and riot police attacked, after a 5-year-old girl was seriously injured in a knife attack earlier in the day that also saw a woman and two other young children hospitalized.

By Brian Lawless/PA via AP

Nov. 23, 2023

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The scene in Dublin city center after five people were injured, following a serious public order incident which occurred on Parnell Square East shortly after 1:30 p.m., Thursday Nov. 23. Irish police said five people were injured, including three young children, in Dublin in what they termed a “serious public order incident.” Irish media say the five casualties say the incident involved a knife attack. A police spokesperson said the casualties include an adult male, an adult female and three young children and that they were taken to various hospitals around Dublin.
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The scene in Dublin city center after five people were injured, following a serious public order incident which occurred on Parnell Square East shortly after 1:30 p.m., Thursday Nov. 23. Irish police said five people were injured, including three young children, in Dublin in what they termed a “serious public order incident.” Irish media say the five casualties say the incident involved a knife attack. A police spokesperson said the casualties include an adult male, an adult female and three young children and that they were taken to various hospitals around Dublin.
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The scene in Dublin city center after five people were injured, following a serious public order incident which occurred on Parnell Square East shortly after 1:30 p.m., Thursday Nov. 23. Irish police said five people were injured, including three young children, in Dublin in what they termed a “serious public order incident.” Irish media say the five casualties say the incident involved a knife attack. A police spokesperson said the casualties include an adult male, an adult female and three young children and that they were taken to various hospitals around Dublin.
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Irish police officers form a line to block a demonstration near the scene of an attack in Dublin city center, Thursday Nov. 23. A 5-year-old girl is receiving emergency medical treatment in a Dublin hospital following an attack on Thursday that involved a knife. A woman and two other children were injured. Irish police said they weren't treating the case as terror-related, and that a man in his 50s, who was also hospitalized with serious injuries, is a “person of interest.”
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Irish police officers form a line to block a demonstration near the scene of an attack in Dublin city center, Thursday Nov. 23. A 5-year-old girl is receiving emergency medical treatment in a Dublin hospital following an attack on Thursday that involved a knife. A woman and two other children were injured. Irish police said they weren't treating the case as terror-related, and that a man in his 50s, who was also hospitalized with serious injuries, is a “person of interest.”
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Irish police officers try to disperse a demonstration near the scene of an attack in Dublin city center, Thursday Nov. 23. A 5-year-old girl is receiving emergency medical treatment in a Dublin hospital following an attack on Thursday that involved a knife. A woman and two other children were injured. Irish police said they weren't treating the case as terror-related, and that a man in his 50s, who was also hospitalized with serious injuries, is a “person of interest.”
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A car burns as Irish policemen stand at the scene of an attack in Dublin city center, Thursday Nov. 23. A 5-year-old girl is receiving emergency medical treatment in a Dublin hospital following an attack on Thursday that involved a knife. A woman and two other children were injured. Irish police said they weren't treating the case as terror-related, and that a man in his 50s, who was also hospitalized with serious injuries, is a “person of interest.”
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Irish police officers apprehend a man after a demonstration near the scene of an attack in Dublin city center, Thursday Nov. 23. A 5-year-old girl is receiving emergency medical treatment in a Dublin hospital following an attack on Thursday that involved a knife. A woman and two other children were injured. Irish police said they weren't treating the case as terror-related, and that a man in his 50s, who was also hospitalized with serious injuries, is a “person of interest.”
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A car burns as Irish policemen stand at the scene of an attack in Dublin city center, Thursday Nov. 23. A 5-year-old girl is receiving emergency medical treatment in a Dublin hospital following an attack on Thursday that involved a knife. A woman and two other children were injured. Irish police said they weren't treating the case as terror-related, and that a man in his 50s, who was also hospitalized with serious injuries, is a “person of interest.”
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A car burns as Irish policemen stand at the scene of an attack in Dublin city center, Thursday Nov. 23. A 5-year-old girl is receiving emergency medical treatment in a Dublin hospital following an attack on Thursday that involved a knife. A woman and two other children were injured. Irish police said they weren't treating the case as terror-related, and that a man in his 50s, who was also hospitalized with serious injuries, is a “person of interest.”
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A bus and car on fire after violent scenes unfolded in Dublin city center, Thursday Nov. 23, following a knife attack. A 5-year-old girl is receiving emergency medical treatment in a Dublin hospital following an attack on Thursday that involved a knife. A woman and two other children were injured. Irish police said they weren't treating the case as terror-related, and that a man in his 50s, who was also hospitalized with serious injuries, is a “person of interest.”
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A bus and car on fire after violent scenes unfolded in Dublin city center, Thursday Nov. 23, following a knife attack. A 5-year-old girl is receiving emergency medical treatment in a Dublin hospital following an attack on Thursday that involved a knife. A woman and two other children were injured. Irish police said they weren't treating the case as terror-related, and that a man in his 50s, who was also hospitalized with serious injuries, is a “person of interest.”

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