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Protesters torch cars, buildings in Belfast after knife attack

knife attack in north Belfast showed several members of the public trying to fight off the ⁠attacker before police arrived, and they were credited by senior officers with saving the man’s life. UK Prime

Why has Belfast erupted in anti-immigrant violence after a knife attack?

knife attack on June 8, which left a man seriously injured and prompted police to declare a critical incident, at Lendrick street, east Belfast, Northern Ireland, June 10, 2026. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/reuters_6a292050-1781080144.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C1098&quality=80)

Disorder in Belfast ‘stoked by those who would struggle to find the city on a map’

Belfast on Tuesday evening. Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP She added: “This individual who undertook this brutal attack is one individual. The police are dealing with that. I would appeal to people to let the justice system