Northern Ireland, Knife attack
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A second night of unrest erupted in Belfast as rioters clashed with police and a so-called online "hit list" of migrant homes sparked fears among affected families. The violence followed the charging of Sudanese asylum seeker Hadi Alodid over a knife attack that left Stephen Ogilvie critically injured and blinded in one eye.
Belfast police say a refugee charged with the attempted murder of a man on Monday initially entered the country from the Republic of Ireland.
There was unrest in Belfast and elsewhere after video of a brutal stabbing circulated online, amplified by far-right activists.
Chaos has erupted in Belfast as protesters set fire to vehicles, torch bins, and kick down doors in the city. The crowd has gathered after a horrific stabbing in the city on Monday. A Sudanese suspect has been charged with attempted murder after the alleged knife attack. The victim is in hospital with serious injuries.
A Sudanese migrant has been arrested after a barbaric video shows someone seemingly trying to behead another man in the middle of a UK street in scenes likened to “something out of a horror movie.”
Belfast police appealed for calm after a violent knife attack caught on videophone prompted calls for anti-immigration protests. This followed a week of migration-related riots last June in Northern Ireland.