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Northern Ireland secretary condemns ‘racist thuggery’ after further violence

Belfast after a second night of violent anti-immigration protests, in which 16 people were arrested and 12 police officers were injured. Hilary Benn said during the violence, which followed a serious knife attack

Minister condemns ‘racist thuggery’ as violence returns to Northern Ireland

racist thuggery”. Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Hilary Benn on Thursday slammed the previous two days of [anti-immigration violence](/news/2026/6/10/why-has-belfast-erupted-in-anti-immigrant-violence-after-a-knife-attack) in the capital, Belfast. The return of unrest to the province, which suffered

Police fire plastic bullets in effort to contain race riots in Northern Ireland

violence that has targeted minority ethnic people after dissemination of a graphic video of a knife attack in north Belfast on Monday night. Hilary Benn, the Northern Ireland secretary of state, told Sky News

What we know about how Northern Ireland's riots were organised

Belfast on Monday night, for which a Sudanese man has been [charged with attempted murder.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cddl031d8jvo) Within hours, social media was ablaze with footage of the attack quickly followed by calls for protest

Northern Ireland secretary condemns Belfast riots as ‘racist thuggery’ after 12 police officers injured – UK politics live

News that ethnic minority people in the region were concerned whether they would be targeted next, adding: “We’ve had reports of people being stopped in their cars to be asked what their nationality

Police in Belfast use water cannon as anti-immigrant unrest continues

violence in the city in Northern Ireland. Police said the protesters threw “missiles” such as rocks and bottles at officers, while images from the scene showed several fires burning on the streets. Police said officers

Protesters torch cars, buildings in Belfast after knife attack

news conference, as he declared the unrest a “critical incident”. “I appeal for calm and the safety of all of our communities in ⁠response to this”, he said. Footage of the knife attack in north

‘My kids are crying’: list of targeted addresses stokes fears across Belfast

news as the shop burned. “We knew it was gone,” he said. “There’s nothing more you can do. It’s wrong. It’s all happened to the innocent people. The shop’s burned. There

'A van was set alight and pushed towards my home'

violence. Health care workers were threatened and children evicted from their homes. Riot police [came under sustained attack](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1dypzw1d29o) from a group throwing bricks, bottles and pieces of wood at a major roundabout