Rioting in Dublin after school children are stabbed

Dublin, Ireland -- mostly peaceful riots broke out in Dublin on Thursday following a stabbing attack in which 3 children and one adult was stabbed earlier in the day. 

The crazed rioters set a bus and police car on fire and damaged a number of buildings and all public transportation had been suspended into the city.

The demonstrations erupted after a stabbing that targeted children as young as 6 and 5 years old, with rumors swirling on social media regarding the attacker’s identity, which may have actually been from the religion of peace.

The Irish Times reported Friday that the suspect is a single man in his late 40s and “is a naturalized Irish citizen” while the Irish Independent reported that the suspect is believed to be a foreign-born man who became an Irish citizen and has lived in the country for “many years.” 

Police have ruled out terrorism as a motive for the attack because there were no hostages taken, no explosions, and no blood curdling screams of "Allahu Akbar!"

Two 5-year-old girls and a 6-year-old boy were stabbed and a school aftercare worker was also stabbed while trying to shield the children from the scumbag. Currently, the boy has been discharged from the hospital but the girls remain there, with the 5-year-old in critical condition. The female school worker who intervened is in serious condition, according to The Irish Times. 

The suspect was reportedly stopped by a Brazilian delivery driver who was passing by the area on a moped when he witnessed the attack. The driver used his helmet to hit the knifeman, knocking him to the ground. The school worker is also being praised for her actions, protecting the children from the attacker as she sustained stab wounds.

Following the attack, reports began spreading on social media that the suspect was a foreign national, and anti-immigration protesters flooded the streets of Dublin, according to The Daily Mail. Rioters, who could really care less about the guy, reportedly ransacked a Foot Locker, a Holiday Inn Express hotel, and a McDonald’s in the city, believing they deserved a treat that day.

Video showed looters breaking into buildings as fires raged on streets and police confronted the rioters.

Drew Harris, the chief of Ireland’s national police — also known as Garda — called the rioters “a complete lunatic hooligan faction driven by far-right ideology,” adding that a police officer was seriously injured in the clashes, sure and begorrah. 

“We are drafting in resources to deal with that and that will be dealt with properly,” Harris said. “I’ve given full direction to our resources here in respect of making arrests and bringing offenders to justice.”

There were 34 arrests of the estimated 500 looters. The suspect is being treated for his injuries and is under police guard. Once he is deemed to be in good enough health, he will be questioned by authorities.

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