Violence in Northern Ireland: "The EU will not be able to close its eyes and act as if nothing has happened"
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Northern Irish nationalists and unionists clash at the Peace Wall on Lanark Way in Belfast, April 7, 2021. AP - Peter Morrison
By: Jean-Baptiste Marot Follow
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The night from Wednesday to Thursday was further marked by violence in Northern Ireland.
Fires, Molotov cocktail, degradation of equipment, for a week, anger has been roaring among unionists who feel betrayed.
In question, the introduction of customs controls between the United Kingdom and the European Union (EU), consequence of Brexit.
If Boris Johnson and Arlene Foster (Northern Irish Prime Minister) strongly condemned his clashes, the concern of a resurgence of a civil conflict between loyalists and unionists is very present.
Analysis by Karin Fisher, University Professor of Irish and British Studies at the University of Orleans.
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