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The Northern Ireland police condemned the unrest on Wednesday, saying 32 officers had been injured in total since the disorder \u2014 reportedly an explosion of simmering racial tension \u2014 was sparked by an alleged sexual assault in the town.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The mindless violence witnessed over the past two nights in Ballymena is deeply concerning and utterly unacceptable,&#8221; Chief Constable Jon Boutcher said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psni.police.uk\/latest-news\/police-service-statement-second-night-violence-ballymena\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a statement<\/a>. &#8220;Hate-fueled acts and mob rule do nothing but tear at the fabric of our society. They resolve nothing and serve no one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At least five people were arrested overnight, as four houses were damaged by fire and demonstrators smashed windows of homes and businesses, according to CBS News&#8217; partner network BBC News.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/11\/469b6804-6ee9-4b22-8277-a8f4c7d2b027\/thumbnail\/620x413g8\/1d6a330cd0012a7fa0c78816210280e4\/ballymena-unrest-2218973427.jpg?v=a350f62d7108cd6ffb91e3c662a46159#\" alt=\"Ballymena Protest \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/11\/469b6804-6ee9-4b22-8277-a8f4c7d2b027\/thumbnail\/620x413g8\/1d6a330cd0012a7fa0c78816210280e4\/ballymena-unrest-2218973427.jpg?v=a350f62d7108cd6ffb91e3c662a46159 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/11\/469b6804-6ee9-4b22-8277-a8f4c7d2b027\/thumbnail\/1240x826g8\/0abc95483d7ed3908569a1408d901084\/ballymena-unrest-2218973427.jpg?v=a350f62d7108cd6ffb91e3c662a46159 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Police respond to a second night of violence in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, as people take part in what the police called &#8220;rioting and disorder,&#8221; sparked by an alleged sexual assault in the Country Antrim town, June 10, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Niall Carson\/PA Images\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Police officers came under sustained attack over a number of hours with multiple petrol bombs, heavy masonry, bricks and fireworks in their direction,&#8221; the Police Service of Northern Ireland said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The protests began just hours after two 14-year-old boys appeared in a court Monday over the alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl in the town. 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