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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Thousands rally in belfast to condemn anti immigrant rioting that followed stabbing - The Untold Story

Photos show the aftermath of anti-immigration protests in Northern Ireland - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Belfast on Saturday to denounce anti-immigrant rioters who set fire to homes and cars earlier in the week after a brutal stabbing blamed on an asylum seeker.

The anti-racism rally came after nights of fiery violence in parts of Northern Ireland following the arrest of a 30-year-old man from Sudan on charges of attempted murder in a stabbing that left a man partly blind.

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