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On the ground in the Belfast riots - podcast
Key takeaways
- Both care workers and students from Uganda, they live together in west Belfast.
- On Tuesday night, the riots across the city came to their street.
- When they called the emergency services, they were told not to leave their home.
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More ways to listen Apple podcasts Spotify RSS Feed Download Presented by Helen Pidd with Hannah Al-Othman; produced by Saskia Collette, Guy Szafman and Ross Burns; executive producer Sami Kent Fri 12 Jun 2026 03.00 BSTShare00:00:0000:00:00The Guardian reporter Hannah Al-Othman on the anti-immigrant rioting in Northern Ireland and the residents afraid for their lives
Stella and Sumayah are housemates. Both care workers and students from Uganda, they live together in west Belfast.
On Tuesday night, the riots across the city came to their street. The neighbouring houses were set on fire, smoke was coming through the door, masked men were outside.
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