A bystander filmed the crime on Monday night, in which a Sudanese immigrant straddled and tried to behead a man in his 40s with a kitchen knife. The victim narrowly survived after the intervention of locals, but the attack sparked outrage against the government’s immigration policies after a week of tension over the police handling of the murder of university student Henry Nowak. Protests were announced in Northern Ireland’s capital early in the day, with police urging participants to be calm, but Tuesday night saw mobs block streets, set fire to vehicles, and clash with police.Black smoke rose above the historic city, mostly from trash bins set ablaze and vandalized vehicles. Early in the riots, masked groups used flaming trash bins to set fire to a public bus, consuming the vehicle in an inferno.
Most of the violence was carried out by organized, masked groups dressed in black. They also turned their anger against local homes, smashing windows, banging on doors, and setting houses on fire. Some users reported that the houses targeted were migrant shelters.
A Middle Eastern supermarket was stormed and set ablaze.
Videos taken from locals showed some masked people stopping and searching cars.
