Riots consume Belfast over attempted beheading by immigrant
Protests and riots broke out in Belfast, United Kingdom, the day after a Sudanese immigrant stabbed and attempted to behead a local.
TL;DR
- Protests and riots occurred in Belfast after a Sudanese immigrant attempted to behead a local man with a knife.
- The victim survived due to intervention from locals.
- The attack fueled outrage over immigration policies and tensions from a previous university student murder.
- Riots involved masked groups blocking streets, setting fire to vehicles and a public bus, and clashing with police.
- Attacks targeted local homes, some of which were reportedly migrant shelters, and a Middle Eastern supermarket was set ablaze.
- Masked individuals were seen stopping and searching cars.
- Police were present with armored cars, which were targeted by projectiles.
- Northern Ireland's justice minister, Naomi Long, denounced the violence and accused protesters of misusing public anger.