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What we know about how Northern Ireland's riots were organised
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- Rebekah Logan BBC News NIGetty Images Crowds clashed with police at Glengormley on Wednesday night There has been three nights of violence on the streets of Northern Ireland.
- Homes and vehicles set on fire; water cannon deployed; more than a dozen police officers injured;
- It all came after a knife attack in Belfast on Monday night, for which a Sudanese man has been charged with attempted murder.
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Rebekah Logan BBC News NIGetty Images Crowds clashed with police at Glengormley on Wednesday night There has been three nights of violence on the streets of Northern Ireland.
Homes and vehicles set on fire; water cannon deployed; more than a dozen police officers injured; and an atmosphere of fear has descended with reports of people being threatened for having a "different skin colour" and families being put out of their homes "because they're black".
It all came after a knife attack in Belfast on Monday night, for which a Sudanese man has been charged with attempted murder.
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