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Judge says Belfast protest violence had 'racist elements'

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Summary
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63% Informative

Four men, aged 53 , 46 , 38 and 34 charged in relation to disorder at Belfast City Hall .

Businesses attacked and some set on fire after anti-immigrant demonstration moved from City Hall to surrounding streets.

Three police officers were injured and four members of the public reported that they were assaulted.

Judge says violence in Belfast had 'racist elements' and was 'disgraceful'.

VR Score

60

Informative language

56

Neutral language

70

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

45

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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