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Riots, violence, hate: Anti-immigrant unrest spells danger in Belfast
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- Crowds exploiting a knife attack are inflicting terror on Northern Ireland’s ethnic minority communities.
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- Anti-immigrant rioters have carried out a wave of racist attacks in the Northern Irish capital after a knife attack on Wednesday.
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Crowds exploiting a knife attack are inflicting terror on Northern Ireland’s ethnic minority communities.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A man inspects the damage to Sham supermarket, one of the ethnic minority-owned businesses burned down in the racist riots [Isabel Infantes/Reuters]By Tommy Greene Published On 12 Jun 202612 Jun 2026Belfast, Northern Ireland – When violence broke out in east Belfast near Zeinab’s home, as a mother of three from Sudan, she felt terrified.
Anti-immigrant rioters have carried out a wave of racist attacks in the Northern Irish capital after a knife attack on Wednesday.
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