Belfast

Racist rioting following the Belfast knife attack was condemned by the Prime Minister and police chiefs as a Sudanese man appeared in court over the incident which triggered the disorder. Hadi Alodid, 30, was remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with attempted murder over Monday’s knife attack in…

Masked men have burned families out of their homes in Belfast and torched a number ‌of vehicles in a wave of anti-immigrant violence that followed a knife attack for which a Sudanese man has been charged with attempted murder. Hadi Alodid, 30, appeared in court accused of the attack on…

Updated June 10, 2026 — 9:23pm, first published June 10, 2026 — 12:36am Warning: Graphic content London: Hundreds of protesters have set fire to homes and vehicles in Belfast during a night of violent anti-immigrant riots after police charged a Sudanese asylum seeker with attempted murder over a brutal stabbing…

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, June 10: British papers talk about the unrest in Belfast in the aftermath of a knife stabbing. Next: what does it mean to be a trillionaire? Elon Musk might soon find out. Also: Pope Leo met with Bad Bunny, but the Vatican says it won't be…

A resident stands next to a burnt car on a street in his neighbourhood, in the aftermath of anti-immigrant protests following a knife attack on June 8, which left a man seriously injured and prompted police to declare a critical incident, at Lendrick Street, east Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Wednesday. (Photo:…

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — A 30-year-old man from Sudan appeared in a Belfast court Wednesday charged with attempted murder over a stabbing attack that left a victim seriously injured and triggered anti-immigrant violence in several parts of Northern Ireland. Hadi Alodid, 30, was ordered held in jail after an…

Sinn Féin has accused the British far-right of whipping up violence in the North “reminiscent of the pogroms in 1969 in Belfast”.  On Monday evening, a man in his 40s in North Belfast was attacked with a knife and remains in hospital with serious injuries.  Police said he had slash…

Cameron Henderson, Fiona Parker, and Steve Bird Daily Telegraph UK · 10 Jun, 2026 05:43 AM 7 mins to read Forensic police investigate the scene after a stabbing attack in Belfast, Northern Ireland, this week. Photo / Getty Images Forensic police investigate the scene after a stabbing attack in Belfast,…

Peter Murphy with Joe Jackson in London AFP · 9 Jun, 2026 10:54 PM 4 mins to read Vehicles set on fire by protesters on Lendrick Street in Belfast, as disorder flared in response to Monday night's stabbing attack in the city. Photo / Getty Vehicles set on fire by…

In brief A horrific stabbing in Belfast on Tuesday has prompted calls for anti-immigration protests. The suspect has been charged with attempted murder and will face court on Thursday. Anti-immigration protesters torched a building and vehicles in Belfast on Wednesday and blocked roads, a day after a stabbing allegedly by…