THE GUARDIAN: Crowds, including people in masks and hoods, burned vehicles and properties after calls for demonstrations from far-right figures
Protests against immigration have erupted into violence in Northern Ireland after far-right activists called for demonstrations in response to a stabbing attack that was captured in a graphic video.
Crowds including masked men burned vehicles and houses and blocked roads in and around Belfast on Tuesday night, hours after Elon Musk, Tommy Robinson and other agitators exhorted people to take to the streets.
Protesters hijacked and burned a Glider bus on Newtownards Road in east Belfast and torched cars near Shankill Road and in Newtownabbey, from which smoke poured while sirens sounded and a police helicopter hovered above.
The unrest flared hours after police charged a 30-year-old asylum seeker from Sudan with attempted murder in connection with an attack in north Belfast on Monday night that left a man critically injured and prompted widespread shock and condemnation. The suspect is to appear at Belfast magistrates court on Wednesday. » | Rory Carroll, Hannah Al-Othman, Helena Horton and Robyn Vinter | Wednesday, June 10, 2026
LESEN SIE AUCH:
Ausländerfeindliche Proteste nach Messerangriff eskalieren: Ein vermutlich von einem Migranten verübter Messerangriff führt in Nordirland zu Protesten und schweren Ausschreitungen. Bewohner müssen von der Feuerwehr aus brennenden Häusern gerettet werden. »
„Männer gingen von Haus zu Haus und suchten Ausländer“: Nach dem Messerangriff eines Sudanesen gehen Häuser und Autos in Belfast in Flammen auf. Die Feuerwehr zählt mehr als 60 Einsätze. Der britische Premierminister kündigte eine harte Reaktion an. » [€]
