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How Ballymena boiled over: After horrifying riots sparked by two Romanians being accused of raping teen, RICHARD KAY meets the victims - and locals furious at 'endless stream of migrants' they had no say over

How Ballymena boiled over: After horrifying riots sparked by two Romanians being accused of raping teen, RICHARD KAY meets the victims - and locals furious at 'endless stream of migrants' they had no say over

But as dusk falls, the mood is transformed into something rather more sinister. Gangs of masked youths stalk the streets, barricades are set ablaze and the acrid smell of burning tyres fills the air.

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