Homes and buses torched, roads blocked in Belfast anti-immigration protests
Anti-immigration protesters torched buildings and vehicles in Belfast and blocked roads, a day after a stabbing allegedly by a Sudanese refugee, captured in a graphic video that shocked the country.
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Anti-immigration riots erupt in Belfast after police arrest Sudanese stabbing suspect
One resident of the area told BBC News that "Masked men were bashing down doors," while the Belfast Telegraph reported that Molotov cocktails had been thrown at police officers. Widespread rioting ...
Thousands rally in Belfast to condemn anti-immigrant rioting that followed stabbing
Thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Belfast to denounce anti-immigrant rioters. Earlier in the week, rioters set fire to homes and cars after a stabbing blamed on an asylum seeker.
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Belfast unrest shows the power of social media as far‑right views on immigration enter the mainstream
Footage of a horrific knife attack in Belfast began to circulate on social media on Monday evening. A Sudanese asylum-seeker in his 30s, who entered the UK in 2023, has been charged with attempted ...
Anti-immigrant protests flare up across Belfast after knife attack
By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST, June 9 (Reuters) - Hundreds of anti-immigrant protesters took to the streets of Belfast on ...