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BBC News · Jun 11, 2026, 11:58 AM

Key takeaways

  • Claire Quinnand Kelly Bonner,BBC News NIBBCPaul Sharkey said masked men walked down his road and set fire to homes.
  • Glengormley resident Paul Sharkey said he was "petrified" when he saw masked men walking up his street and setting fire to homes.
  • A clean-up is under way after disorder was mainly concentrated along one street in the Greater Belfast area, where police deployed water cannon to disperse a crowd.

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Claire Quinnand Kelly Bonner,BBC News NIBBCPaul Sharkey said masked men walked down his road and set fire to homes. A man has described his terror as homes were set on fire during a second night of disorder that followed a knife attack in Belfast earlier this week.

Glengormley resident Paul Sharkey said he was "petrified" when he saw masked men walking up his street and setting fire to homes.

A clean-up is under way after disorder was mainly concentrated along one street in the Greater Belfast area, where police deployed water cannon to disperse a crowd.

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