The police chief in Northern Ireland summoned the political leaders to talk about the fires and clashes that have been putting the country in crisis for days: this time, she also presented herself Arlene Foster del Dup, the unionist party, which only a few days ago had refused to discuss this matter with him, and indeed had asked for his resignation. On Wednesday night, seven officers were injured – 55 in all, in the past week – by paper bomb attacks and burning buses launched by face-covered youths in Belfast, Derry, Newtownabbey and Carrickfergus. According to commentators, these are the most violent “riots” since 2013, and May 3 marks the centenary of the “Partition of Ireland”, the day Northern Ireland separated from the rest of the island and became part of the United Kingdom.
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