Police Arrest 34 in Dublin Riot Following School Stabbing

Hooligans injured a police officer, damaged 11 cars, and set fires to buses and a tram in a riot hours after the stabbing reportedly by a immigrant.

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, on Nov. 23, 2023. Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Irish police arrested 34 people on Thursday in a riot that erupted hours after a school stabbing which injured three children and a woman, leaving a five-year-old girl in critical condition.

Hooligans seriously injured one police officer, damaged 11 police cars and 13 shops were either looted or significantly damaged during the evening, according to Garda (Police) Commissioner Drew Harris. A Luas tram and some buses were also set alight.