Police use water cannon in third night of Northern Ireland riots

A fire broke out at a leisure centre during a third night of disorder in Northern Ireland. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub People wearing masks smashed windows at Larne leisure centre in County Antrim, starting fires that spread inside the building. So far, 17 officers have been injured in disturbances that first erupted on Monday night after a vigil for a teenage girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted by two 14-year-olds. The boys had appeared in court that day charged with attempted rape, where a Romanian interpreter read them the charges Fire breaks out at Larne leisure centre as Antrim unrest enters third night ► https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/11/second-night-rioting-ballymena-police-officers-injured-northern-ireland The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #ballymena #northernireland #northernirelandriots #ballymenariots #police #uk