Goa, Nov. 24 -- In a shocking incident outside a school in Dublin, a 5-year-old girl was critically injured in a knife attack, triggering a wave of violence in the city. The assailant described only as a man in his fifties, left a woman and two other young children hospitalized.

The aftermath saw hundreds of protestors engaging in clashes with the police, setting vehicles ablaze, looting shops, and even burning a double-decker bus in front of the iconic Daniel O'Connell statue. The chaos unfolded in the heart of Dublin, with over 400 officers, many in riot gear, deployed to quell the unrest. Authorities attributed the violence to what they termed "a small group of thugs."

The incident that sparked the turmoil involved a 5-year-old girl ...