Six people have been arrested after disorder broke out for a second night across Northern Ireland, with 17 officers injured.Police in Northern Ireland warned rioters not to “throw away” their futures with “mindless violence” after a second night of disorder, mainly in Ballymena, on Tuesday. Officers are taking measures to prepare for further clashes. Follow the latest.Racist and sectarian attacks’ condemned by first minister of Northern Ireland
Michelle O’Neill, the first minister of Northern Ireland, has condemned the attacks across the country and the rioting in Ballymena.
In a statement released on Wednesday morning, she said it was “abhorrent” and “must stop immediately”.
“No one, now or ever, should feel the need to place a sticker on their door to identify their ethnicity just to avoid being targeted,” she added, saying she had spoken to the chief constable of the PSNI.
Her message ended by saying: “As first minister, as a mother, as a grandmother, I will do everything in my power to protect and support everyone in our community, so that no one should ever have to live in fear in their own home.”
