Masked individuals smashed windows at the Larne Leisure Centre in County Antrim on Wednesday and set fires outside which spread inside.
The fire coincided with a third night of public disorder in Ballymena, 30 minutes away from Larne.
“Larne leisure centre has been attacked by masked thugs. Windows smashed and fires lit nearby. Larne does not need this.”
Dozens of police officers have been injured during the sustained unrest while multiple properties and vehicles have been set on fire.
A fire broke out at Larne Leisure Centre following vandalism at the facility (Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire)At least one protester was struck by a plastic baton round fired by police while officers also used a water cannon on the crowd.
Officers, who warned they would fire the plastic baton rounds at violent individuals, also used dog units and drones in their response to the gathering.
Protesters hurled fireworks at riot police (Photo by PAUL FAITH / AFP)They came under sustained attack as those participating in disorder hurled petrol bombs, masonry and fireworks at police vehicles and officers standing nearby.
He said there were disgraceful scenes in Belfast, Lisburn, Coleraine, Carrickfergus and Newtownabbey on Tuesday, as businesses, homes and cars were attacked and damaged.
Police officers on Clonavon Road in Ballymena (Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire)Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he “utterly condemns” violence which left 32 police officers injured after the second night of disturbances.
Two teenage boys, who spoke to a court through a Romanian interpreter, have been charged.
Six people have been arrested so far over the violence (Photo by Conor McCaughley/Anadolu via Getty Images)
TUV leader and North Antrim MP Jim Allister said earlier this week the family of the girl told him they did not want to see violent scenes.
Stormont ministers have made an urgent appeal for calm and said the justice process had to be allowed to take its course.
In a joint statement, ministers from across the Stormont powersharing Executive, which includes Sinn Fein, DUP, Alliance Party and UUP, said those involved in disorder have nothing to offer society but “division and disorder”.
Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly described the scenes in Ballymena as “unacceptable thuggery”.
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