A Northern Ireland minister denies claims that he went missing during unrest connected to anti-immigration violence in Belfast. Multiple outlets report that violence breaks out across several areas of Northern Ireland last week after a graphic video clip circulated showing a man being stabbed in north Belfast on Monday. The reports describe how the incident and subsequent online footage fuel heightened tensions and lead to disorder in the following days. Against that backdrop, questions emerge about the whereabouts of the minister during the unrest. The minister publicly rejects the allegation, stating he did not go missing. The coverage across outlets does not add detail on any formal inquiry or specific timeline beyond the reported stabbing incident and the wider flare-up of violence later that week. The reports focus on the minister’s denial, the sequence of events following the stabbing clip, and the broader outbreak of violence in multiple areas of Northern Ireland.