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Violence erupts in Belfast as man charged over knife attack

response to the attack. People gathered at a number of locations, including Londonderry, Antrim, Newtownabbey, Ballymena, Bangor and Belfast. Some protests passed peacefully but violence erupted in a number of areas. "Cars were set alight

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protesters stand at a police blockade keeping them from reaching a hotel previously believed to house migrants. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images Appearing at [Belfast](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/belfast) magistrates, he was also charged with threatening

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

protests” in response to a stabbing in the city that was allegedly committed by a 30-year-old Sudanese refugee who has been charged with attempted murder. He is due to appear at Belfast magistrates

Thursday briefing: What would it take for streets to be safe for all?

protests: masked men, torched cars and violent unrest** Violence erupted in Northern Ireland this week in response to a stabbing attack in Belfast that was captured in a graphic video. Crowds, including masked men, burned

‘There’s wee girls inside’: panic as masked men storm house in Belfast

Belfast is gripped by protests](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1cf0d63840dcf950ea4f8863d398aa9a65f43c71/740_1203_1295_1036/master/1295.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) The violent scenes played out after a Sudanese asylum seeker was charged with attempted murder in relation to a knife attack. Photograph: Hannah Al-Othman/The Guardian

Protesters torch cars, buildings in Belfast after knife attack

response to this”, he said. Footage of the 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

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police clear protesters blockading the Whitegate oil refinery in Whitegate, County Cork, Ireland, on April 11, 2026 [An Garda Siochana/Handout via Reuters] ## What has the public response been? Public opinion appears split following the first

Do not use our tragedy to fuel violence, family of Belfast attack victim say

response to the attack. “We are aware of the tensions and talk of protests following this incident. We want to make it absolutely clear that overnight unrest is not welcome, and peaceful protest

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

Belfast “because people went door-to-door to try and target foreign nationals”. Resident Jamie Corry, 33, said he could only watch on as his house went up in flames. “I was actually standing right