U.K. leaders urge calm after Belfast stabbing triggers anti-immigration protests
A Sudanese man was arrested after a knife attack in Belfast. The arrest prompted protests and arson attacks on homes and vehicles across the city.
sabcnews.comU.K. leaders called for calm Tuesday after the arrest of a Sudanese man accused of trying to kill a man in a stabbing on a Belfast street sparked anti-immigration protests. The victim suffered serious neck and head wounds. Video of the attack circulated online and was followed by unrest in multiple locations across Northern Ireland.
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property damage Masked men set fire to homes, cars and a bus in Belfast on Tuesday night. Hundreds of protesters, many with their faces covered, attacked police and burned vehicles in several neighborhoods. Several homes were set on fire across the city.
Families were driven from their homes during the disorder. Burnt-out cars and smashed windows remained visible on Belfast streets on Wednesday. Local officials have not released further details on arrests or ongoing investigations.
The hearing preceded the wider disorder directed at immigrant communities. >"Masked men burned families out of their homes in Belfast and torched a number of vehicles in a wave of anti-immigrant violence on Tuesday night." — France 24, reporting from Belfast
