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Why did Ballymena become the latest site of anti-immigration riots?

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Five nights of violence and disorder in Ballymena , Northern Ireland , have seen five nights of unrest.

Two 14-year-old boys were arrested and charged after a serious sexual assault on a teenage girl on 7 June .

Analysis of social media messaging shows there were already rising tensions in the town before the incident.

Data shows rapid demographic change in the Northern Irish town since 2011 .

From 7-12 June , 39,000 Ballymena -related posts on X mentioned "migrants" Around 95% of them deemed to be negative by social media analysis tool Talkwalker .

Tommy Robinson , a far-right activist, was the most influential poster.

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