Protesters throw fireworks at gardaí near the Citywest Hotel on Wednesday night as disturbances again flared outside the Dublin hotel used to house asylum seekers. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire
A major policing operation to protect residents at a centre for foreign nationals in Citywest, Dublin, is set to remain in place in coming days amid fears the violent scenes may be repeated.
On Wednesday night, several hundred protesters gathered again at Citywest, with some throwing masonry, flares, glass bottles and wooden planks at members of An Garda Síochána.
Three members of An Garda Síochána were treated in hospital for injuries and 24 people were arrested following a second night of rioting.
A woman garda is believed to have been hit with a bottle and another was hospitalised with an arm/ shoulder injury.
In a statement, gardaí said that the Garda Water Cannon was on standby but was not deemed necessary to deploy this e
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