More than 60 police officers have been injured in Northern Ireland during anti-immigrant demonstrations that have been going on for nearly a week, Agence France-Presse reported.
More than 60 officers were injured while protecting the community from the riots, the police said in a statement, without specifying the exact number of victims.
Police used water cannon yesterday to control violence in Portadown, west of Belfast, the text also says.
According to local media, demonstrators attacked police with "Molotov" cocktails and fireworks.
A hotel was stormed in the town of Newtownabbey, which is located not far from the capital Belfast. Police described the incident as a "racially motivated hate crime". A police car was damaged in the second largest city, Londonderry, BTA reported.
The unrest in the northern town of Ballymena continued overnight. Clashes broke out there on Monday night after the arrest of two 14-year-old boys who were accused of attempting to rape a girl. The detainees appeared in court on Monday, having been briefed on the charges against them through a Romanian interpreter.
Police have not confirmed the nationality of the youths who remain in custody.