Belfast

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…

Anti-immigration protesters torched buildings and vehicles in Belfast on Tuesday evening and blocked roads, a day after a stabbing allegedly by a Sudanese refugee, captured in a graphic video that shocked the country. Hundreds of protesters, many masked, gathered at several locations across Belfast, AFP journalists saw. A bus and…