Group of masked men armed target asylum seekers sleeping rough in Phibsborough

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Group of masked men armed target asylum seekers sleeping rough in Phibsborough
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About 16 asylum seekers set up tents in small park near canal over weekend

A large group, some of who were masked, targeted a temporary asylum seeker camp in Phibsborough , North Dublin on Monday night.

Photos from the scene on Monday evening show groups of men, some of them masked, standing around the tents, along with several gardaí. One of the men can be seeing carrying a hurl while another is holding a German Sheperd-style dog on a leash.

The confrontation in Phibsborough took place after a group of asylum seekers relocated there after been moved on by authorities from a temporary camp in the Phoenix Park in north Dublin. On Monday evening, about three men arrived and started filming the asylum seekers. They were soon joined by others who were acting aggressively.

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