Riots broke out across Dublin, Ireland, late Thursday evening as Irish citizens took control of the city centre following a mass stabbing attack where an immigrant man is accused of slashing five individuals near a school — three of which are young children, including a five-year-old girl.
According to reports, police confirmed that the suspect is an immigrant who has lived in the country for more than two decades. Police have not ruled out a potential terrorism link to the attack.
During the attack, the suspect stabbed five individuals — one woman, one man, and three young children — before multiple local residents attempted to intervene. The suspect is reportedly hospitalized at the Dublin’s Mater Hospital where the victims are also being treated for serious injuries.
After word spread of the attack, Irish citizens took to the streets to loot stores, assault police, and set fire to multiple vehicles on Dublin’s O’Connell Bridge. Eventually, the rioters took control of the city centre.
The city’s tram system was also set on fire by rioters, footage shows:
An Garda Siochana at the scene in Dublin city centre after five people were injured in an attack, including three young children. Violent scenes have unfolded close to the site of the attack in Dublin city centre as crowds of protesters gathered. Picture date: Thursday November 23, 2023. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)
This video grab taken from an AFPTV video shows Irish Garda riot police forming a cordon around a burning police car, on Parnell Street in Dublin on November 23, 2023, as people took to the streets following the stabbings earlier in the day. (PETER MURPHY/AFP via Getty Images)
A bus and car on fire on O’Connell Street in Dublin city centre after violent scenes unfolded following an attack on Parnell Square East where five people were injured, including three young children. Picture date: Thursday November 23, 2023. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)
Flames rise from the car and a bus, set alight at the junction of Bachelors Walk and the O’Connell Bridge, in Dublin on November 23, 2023, as people took to the streets following the stabbings earlier in the day. (PETER MURPHY/AFP via Getty Images)
A bus on fire on O’Connell Street in Dublin city centre after violent scenes unfolded following an attack on Parnell Square East where five people were injured, including three young children. Picture date: Thursday November 23, 2023. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)
Flames rise from a car and a bus, set alight at the junction of Bachelors Walk and the O’Connell Bridge, in Dublin on November 23, 2023, as people took to the streets in protest following the stabbings earlier in the day. (PETER MURPHY/AFP via Getty Images)
The scene on Parnell Street in Dublin city centre after violent scenes unfolded following an attack on Parnell Square East where five people were injured, including three young children. Picture date: Thursday November 23, 2023. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)
An Garda Siochana at the scene in Dublin city centre after five people were injured in an attack, including three young children. Violent scenes are unfolding close to the site of the attack in Dublin city centre as crowds of protesters gathered. Picture date: Thursday November 23, 2023. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)
An Garda Siochana at the scene in Dublin city centre after five people were injured in an attack, including three young children. Violent scenes are unfolding close to the site of the attack in Dublin city centre as crowds of protesters gathered. Picture date: Thursday November 23, 2023. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)
An Garda Siochana at the scene in Dublin city centre after five people were injured in an attack, including three young children. Violent scenes have unfolded close to the site of the attack in Dublin city centre as crowds of protesters gathered. Picture date: Thursday November 23, 2023. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)
An Garda Siochana at the scene in Dublin city centre after five people were injured in an attack, including three young children. Violent scenes have unfolded close to the site of the attack in Dublin city centre as crowds of protesters gathered. Picture date: Thursday November 23, 2023. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)
An Garda Siochana at the scene in Dublin city centre after five people were injured in an attack, including three young children. Violent scenes have unfolded close to the site of the attack in Dublin city centre as crowds of protesters gathered. Picture date: Thursday November 23, 2023. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)
A bus on fire on O’Connell Street in Dublin city centre after violent scenes unfolded following an attack on Parnell Square East where five people were injured, including three young children. Picture date: Thursday November 23, 2023. (Photo by Cillian Sherlock/PA Images via Getty Images)
An Garda Siochana at the scene in Dublin city centre after five people were injured in an attack, including three young children. Violent scenes are unfolding close to the site of the attack in Dublin city centre as crowds of protesters gathered. Picture date: Thursday November 23, 2023. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)
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