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In Pictures: Scenes of chaos as protesters set vehicles on fire and loot in Dublin city centre

Parnell Street in Dublin where three children and a woman were injured in a stabbing incident.
Parnell Street in Dublin where three children and a woman were injured in a stabbing incident.
Protesters on O'Connell Street
Protesters on O’Connell Street
A Bus set on fire on Dublin's O’Connell Street.
Pic: David Conachy.
A Bus set on fire on Dublin’s O’Connell Street. Pic: David Conachy.
A Dublin bus on fire.
A Dublin bus on fire.
A Dublin bus on fire on O'Connell Street.
A Dublin bus on fire on O’Connell Street.
Riot police and protesters in Dublin city centre.
Riot police and protesters in Dublin city centre.
Vehicles on fire on O'Connell Bridge.
Vehicles on fire on O’Connell Bridge.
Foot Locker on O'Connell Street was targeted by looters.
Foot Locker on O’Connell Street was targeted by looters.
A Luas on fire.
A Luas on fire.
A garda car on fire.
A garda car on fire.
Riot police in Dublin city centre.
Riot police in Dublin city centre.
Scenes of chaos in Dublin city centre.
Scenes of chaos in Dublin city centre.
Parnell Street in Dublin where three children and a woman were injured in a stabbing incident.
Parnell Street in Dublin where three children and a woman were injured in a stabbing incident.
Protesters on O'Connell Street
Protesters on O’Connell Street

Yesterday at 21:05

Several vehicles including garda cars, buses and a luas have been set on fire in Dublin city centre.

On a night of utter chaos, protesters ran riot in the capital.

A Dublin bus on fire on O'Connell Street.
A Dublin bus on fire on O’Connell Street.

They targeted gardaí and breached a cordon which had been set by officers carrying out a forensic examination of the scene where three children and a woman were stabbed earlier on Thursday.

Crowds started to gather near Parnell Street in the hours after news of the knife attack broke.

Pictures show a garda car on fire as the situation escalated.

Foot Locker on O'Connell Street was targeted by looters.
Foot Locker on O’Connell Street was targeted by looters.

The mob then moved up O’Connell Street where they smashed shop windows.

Vehicles on fire on O'Connell Bridge.
Vehicles on fire on O’Connell Bridge.

A Luas was set on fire as were a number of other cars.

A Luas on fire.
A Luas on fire.

Riot police tried to restore calm. It is not clear if any arrests have been made.

A garda car on fire.
A garda car on fire.

A number of businesses on O’Connell Street have been looted and windows have been smashed during ongoing unrest.

The shutters of one business were forcefully lifted as people emerged holding stock.

Riot police in Dublin city centre.
Riot police in Dublin city centre.

Frontline Gardaí backed up by Public Order Units are deployed in large numbers in Dublin City Centre and Gardaí are advising members of the public to avoid the North City Centre at this time due to the riots.

Parnell Street in Dublin where three children and a woman were injured in a stabbing incident.

Parnell Street in Dublin where three children and a woman were injured in a stabbing incident.

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