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Ballymena protests: It is hard to see where the violence will end - and it could go on for weeks

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57% Informative

Angry mobs went on a rampage through the streets of Ballymena for a second evening .

The main roads became a war zone with fires in the middle of the carriageway, cars ablaze and the crunch of broken glass at our feet.

Masked and hooded young men were blasted with the water cannon as tensions boiled over in a strained, fragile community.

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56

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52

Neutral language

56

Article tone

informal

Language

English

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37

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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