Police attacked as violence erupts outside Dublin hotel

A Garda vehicle was also set on fire as a protest took place at the Citywest Hotel on Tuesday evening, The Independent reported.

It is the second night in a row that large crowds have gathered outside the hotel, which is being used as state accommodation for people seeking international protection.

Monday night’s demonstration passed without significant incident.

But on Tuesday night, police were attacked with fireworks, stones and other missiles.

The gatherings outside the hotel come after an alleged sexual assault in the vicinity in the early hours of Monday morning.

Members of the Garda’s public order unit have been deployed.

Protesters have been displaying Irish flags and chanting. A large crowd remained in the area after 9pm and public order officers with shields, and some on horseback, were moving protesters back.

Some of the crowd threw stones and other missiles at the gardai.

A line of gardai was preventing the protesters getting to the hotel. A number of those involved in the disturbances had their faces covered

The Garda helicopter was hovering overhead and a water cannon has been deployed to the scene.

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