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Irish police dismantle Dublin's migrant 'tent city'

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Irish police dismantle 200 tents housing asylum seekers in Dublin

Irish police dismantled approximately 200 tents housing asylum seekers in Dublin early on Wednesday, 1 May.

A camp had been set up near government buildings in the Mount Street area.

The government said the asylum seekers had been moved to sites south of Dublin with weather-proof tents, showers, food, and security.

Simon Harris said it was important they did not return, adding: “We do not live in a country where makeshift shantytowns are allowed to just develop.”

As tents were removed, footpaths were cleaned with power hoses and the smell of disinfectant hung in the air.

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