Protesters torch cars, buildings in Belfast after knife attack
Unrest comes after a Sudanese man was arrested over a stabbing attack in north Belfast, UK.
Unrest comes after a Sudanese man was arrested over a stabbing attack in north Belfast, UK.
People have been forced to flee their homes and public transport has been suspended in Belfast.
Police and political leaders call for calm after a bus is set on fire during disorder in parts of Northern Ireland.
Hundreds of anti-immigrant protesters took to the streets of Belfast on Tuesday, with some setting vehicles alight, after police charged a Sudanese man over a knife attack that left one person with serious neck and head wounds.
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at locations across the central belt with their faces covered and many holding Union flags and banners.
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The man has also been charged with possession of an article with blade in a public place and threats to kill.
The rapid spread of footage shows how social media is pivotal in enabling far-right agitators to mobilise internationally Filmed at about 10. 30pm on Monday night on a Belfast street, bystanders captured the moment when a man, believed to be a Sudanese asylum seeker, wielded a knife over another ...
Police and political leaders in Northern Ireland have called for calm.
Police say a man in his 30s, who is believed to be Sudanese, is in custody.