Man charged over Dublin school stabbings that sparked riots
- Riad Bouckaher, a naturalised Irish citizen from Algeria, was charged with 8 offences including the attempted murder of 3 children, local media reported
- The November 23 attack in central Dublin triggered a protest by anti-immigrant agitators that spiralled into looting and the torching of police cars
A 50-year-old man was on Thursday charged with attempted murder in Dublin over multiple stabbings at a school that sparked the worst rioting seen in the Irish capital for decades.
Riad Bouckaher was charged in a Dublin court with eight offences including the attempted murder of three children and causing serious harm to a care worker, Irish media reported.
A five-year-old girl and the care worker are still being treated for their injuries.
The November 23 school attack in central Dublin triggered a protest by anti-immigrant agitators that spiralled into the torching of police cars and public transport vehicles and shop looting.
Earlier on Thursday police arrested Bouckaher, who had been hospitalised since the attack after passers-by intervened during the stabbings.
“I am a sick person,” Bouckaher told the court, according to the Irish Times newspaper.
Bouckaher, who spoke through an interpreter, will next appear in court on December 28.