Anti-immigration protesters in Belfast torch vehicles and block roads after a stabbing that shocked the country. Reports say protests begin across several locations in and around the city on Tuesday evening, continuing into Wednesday, with hundreds of people, many masked, gathering at multiple sites. According to witnesses cited by different outlets, protesters set fire to a bus and several cars and also ignite bins and other items, while a building near the city centre catches fire. Residents of the affected building are reported to have been evacuated. Protesters also block roads in parts of Belfast, leading to clashes with police, as described by one outlet. The demonstrations are linked to a stabbing in which a suspect is alleged to be a Sudanese refugee, with a graphic video of the incident widely circulated. Multiple sources describe the protests as anti-immigration in character and note that AFP journalists observed the unrest in several areas. Police and authorities are not described in detail in the available reporting.
Anti-immigration protesters clash with police after Belfast stabbing
Anti-immigration protesters in Belfast torch vehicles and block roads after a stabbing that shocked the country. Reports say protests begin across several locations in and around the city on Tuesday e...
- Hundreds of anti-immigration protesters gather in and around Belfast, many masked.
- Protesters set fire to a bus and several cars and start other fires, including bins.
- A building near the city centre catches fire and its residents are reported to be evacuated.
- Protesters block roads, leading to clashes with police.
- The unrest follows a Belfast stabbing that is alleged to involve a Sudanese refugee and circulated a graphic video.
Anti-immigration protesters torched buildings and vehicles in Belfast on Tuesday evening and blocked roads, a day after a stabbing allegedly by a Sudanese refugee, captured in a graphic video that shocked the country. Hundreds of protesters, many masked, gathered at several locations across Belfast, AFP journalists saw. A bus and several cars were set alight, while a building fringing the city centre caught fire and its residents had to be evacuated. FRANCE 24's Angela Diffley tells us more.
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