Protests against immigration flared in Northern Ireland, with demonstrators in Belfast setting buildings and cars on fire in response to a brutal stabbing attack that was widely circulated in a graphic video.
Anti-immigration groups marched in the streets after far-right activists called for demonstrations, leading to chaos on residential streets with eyewitnesses describing scenes of masked youths setting fire to homes of immigrants and forcing residents to flee.
A 30-year-old Sudanese man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with the attack, which left a man critically injured and prompted widespread shock and condemnation.
Police have urged people to remain calm and act responsibly, while authorities have condemned the attack and called for peaceful protest.
