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In Belfast, riots and mayhem follow alleged stabbing by Sudanese asylum seeker

Washington Post World Wednesday 10 June 2026, 10:01 UTC By Amanda Ferguson, Steve Hendrix 1 min read
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BELFAST — Masked men set houses, vehicles and a city bus ablaze in Belfast on Tuesday night, torching neighborhoods across the city after a graphic video of an alleged knife attack by a Sudanese asylum seeker went viral, igniting the latest anti-immigration violence to convulse the United Kingdom. Democracy Dies in Darkness In Belfast, riots and mayhem follow alleged stabbing by Sudanese asylum seeker The torching of neighborhoods across Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, marked the...

BELFAST — Masked men set houses, vehicles and a city bus ablaze in Belfast on Tuesday night, torching neighborhoods across the city after a graphic video of an alleged knife attack by a Sudanese asylum seeker went viral, igniting the latest anti-immigration violence to convulse the United Kingdom. Democracy Dies in Darkness In Belfast, riots and mayhem follow alleged stabbing by Sudanese asylum seeker The torching of neighborhoods across Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, marked the latest anti-immigration violence to convulse the United Kingdom.
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