Ballymena Race Riots Report | Why locals burnt down immigrants' houses

For three nights, Ballymena was burning. Once the home of Ian Paisley and his firebrand loyalist rhetoric, it’s now the site of anti-immigrant rioting. Rioters threw petrol bombs, smashed windows, and burned down immigrants’ homes. Many called it a pogrom. The violence erupted after two teenagers, believed to be Romanian, were charged with sexual assault. Northern Ireland is no stranger to violence against women and girls so why did this one incident prompt such a reaction? Reporter: Ed Campbell Camera: Robbie Smyth Like PoliticsJOE? We need your support:   / politicsjoe