Masked Protesters Set Homes, Vehicles and Bus on Fire in Belfast
Hundreds of masked men attacked police and torched property across Belfast on Tuesday night after a Sudanese asylum seeker appeared in court on stabbing charges.
sabcnews.comMasked protesters set homes, cars and a bus on fire in several Belfast neighborhoods on Tuesday night, driving families from their residences during the disorder. Hundreds of people, many with faces covered, attacked police and burned vehicles in multiple locations across the city.
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Burnt-out cars and smashed windows remained visible on Belfast streets on Wednesday. A Sudanese man appeared in court charged in connection with a stabbing on a Belfast street.
The victim suffered serious neck and head wounds. Video of the attack circulated online. The court hearing preceded wider disorder directed at immigrant communities. Unrest occurred in multiple locations across Northern Ireland following the stabbing.
U.K. leaders called for calm on Tuesday after the arrest of the Sudanese man, who is an asylum seeker accused of trying to kill a man in the stabbing. One politician described the events as a race-based pogrom.
