Protesters Arrested and Projectiles Thrown During Biden Dublin Visit
Former President Joe Biden's visit to Dublin drew protests, with BBC News reporting arrests and The New York Times reporting that demonstrators threw projectiles at him.
DUBLIN - Former President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Dublin, where protesters were arrested, BBC News reported. According to the broadcaster's summary, Biden was in Dublin to see his son, Hunter, awarded the Gold Medal for Outstanding Contribution for Public Discourse.
The New York Times reported that video showed demonstrators from a pro-Palestinian protest throwing projectiles at former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. after he attended an event at Trinity College Dublin on Tuesday. The Times report is credited to Ali Watkins.
The two accounts differ in emphasis. BBC News reported arrests, while the summary of The New York Times report does not mention arrests. The Times summary does not mention the award, which BBC News identified as the purpose of Biden's visit.
The published titles of both reports place the events in Dublin. The BBC headline describes the visit as a surprise, while the Times headline describes the events as a Dublin trip.
Neither the BBC summary nor the Times summary gives a number of protesters or arrests, or says whether anyone was injured. The Times summary states that video showed the projectiles being thrown, while the BBC summary does not describe any objects being thrown at Biden.
Sources: BBC News: Protesters arrested after former US President Biden makes surprise Dublin visit; The New York Times: Protesters Throw Projectiles at Biden During Dublin Trip.