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Belfast sees violent unrest after stabbing as victim’s family urges calm

10 June 2026 at 19:47

Crowds of demonstrators took to the streets of Belfast Tuesday, where they burned homes, buses, cars and other buildings, forcing residents, including young children, to flee.

Masked youths block a road with burning debris in north Belfast, Northern Ireland, in the evening of June 9, 2026. Northern Ireland police appealed for calm Tuesday after a stabbing in Belfast allegedly by a Sudanese suspect and captured in a graphic video prompted calls for anti-immigration protests from UK far-right figures.

BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - JUNE 09: Flames and thick black smoke rise from a burning bus during unrest on Sandy Row in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on June 9, 2026.

People stand next to burnt-out cars and homes after demonstrations turned violent the night before, in eastern Belfast, Northern Ireland, on June 10, 2026. A Sudanese man was due to appear in court in Northern Ireland on June 10 over a brutal knife attack captured on video that triggered a night of violence by anti-immigration protesters.

Belfast sees violent unrest after stabbing as victim’s family urges calm

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By: Rachel Goodman

10 June 2026 at 19:47

Crowds of demonstrators took to the streets of Belfast Tuesday, where they burned homes, buses, cars and other buildings, forcing residents, including young children, to flee.