Homes and cars were set alight across Belfast on Tuesday evening after hundreds of protesters took to the streets in response to Monday night’s stabbing attack in the city.Residents had to be removed from burning houses in east Belfast as a crowd kicked in doors and broke windows of homes nearby, according to the BBC.Prior to the protests, police said a man, 30, who is Sudanese, had been charged with attempted murder over the stabbing attack. He is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates’ Court later on Wednesday.Despite calls for calm from police and political leaders, anti-immigration demonstrations in Belfast turned violent on Tuesday night.A Glider bus was set alight in east Belfast, prompting all bus and train services to be suspended. In Lendrick Street in Belfast, several cars were set alight and Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service officers had to remove some residents from houses after they caught fire.A number of houses and vehicles were set on fire near the Ligoniel Road area of Belfast and a police car was set alight in Portadown. Northern Ireland secretary Hillary Benn said people were “rightly shocked” by the attacked, but condemned “thuggery” that he said was “putting innocent lives at risk”.Recap: Hundreds turn out for protests across the UKHundreds of protesters took to the streets of Belfast on Tuesday, with some setting vehicles alight, after police charged a Sudanese man over a knife attack that left one person with serious neck and head wounds.Masked youths gathered at points across the city, with police responding by deploying armoured vehicles. Homes on several streets caught fire, while protesters set fire to a number of vehicles, including a bus in east Belfast.Separately, protests were reported in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Southampton. A few dozen protesters blocked Parliament Square in London.James Reynolds10 June 2026 07:00James Reynolds10 June 2026 06:30Man due in court over Belfast knife attack following night of violenceA man is set to appear in court charged with attempted murder over a stabbing attack following a night of violence in Belfast.Some people were forced to flee their homes and multiple cars and homes were set alight in the disorder on Tuesday which followed Monday’s knife attack in the north of the city.The 30-year-old accused, who is Sudanese, is also charged with possession of an article with a blade or point in a public place and making threats to kill.He is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates’ Court later on Wednesday.Alex Ross10 June 2026 06:00James Reynolds10 June 2026 05:30'Never seen anything like it' - resident says on attackOne person who alerted police to the attack has told the BBC she first heard screaming outside.She said a delivery driver then handed her his phone to speak to a 999 operator.She said she was “standing in the street shaking” during the call, adding “never seen anything like it”.The victim of the attack, aged in his 40s, continues to receive treatment in hospital for serious eye, face and back wounds.A police cordon at the scene of a stabbing outside apartments in the Kinnaird Avenue area of north Belfast (PA Wire)James Reynolds10 June 2026 05:00In pictures: Police respond to disorder sweeping BelfastPolice officers take cover from protestors on Sandy Row on June 9 (Getty)Police vehicles come under attack from protesters late on Tuesday (AP)James Reynolds10 June 2026 04:00First minister condemns protests as 'disgusting cowardice'First minister Michelle O’Neill took to social media late on Tuesday to condemn the violent protests sweeping Northern Ireland as nothing but “disgusting cowardice”.“This has nothing to do with community. This is outright thuggery,” she said, appealing for calm.“The attack in North Belfast was heinous and wrong. But there are dangerous attempts to exploit that to target and attack innocent people who are simply trying to live, work and raise their families here.”James Reynolds10 June 2026 03:30Full report: Calls for calm after ‘sickening’ Belfast knife attack leaves man with significant injuriesSir Keir Starmer and police have called for calm after a stabbing attack condemned as “sickening” by the prime minister sent shockwaves through Belfast.Officers have declared a critical incident in response to the attack, which took place on Monday night on Kinnaird Avenue, a residential part of the city.Horrifying video circulating online, which is too graphic to publish in full, appears to show a man with a knife pinning another man down on the ground and repeatedly stabbing him.James Reynolds10 June 2026 03:00Violent protests diverting police resources away from where they are most needed, says justice ministerNorthern Ireland’s Justice Minister Naomi Long denounced those causing “wanton damage” on the streets as hundreds came out in protest on Tuesday.She said: “There is no place for masked thugs to take to the streets and threaten, intimidate, disrupt and cause wanton damage – it is simply disingenuous to claim this is being carried out for the good of Northern Ireland.”She added: “Disorder on the streets, such as we are seeing tonight, is diverting valuable police resources away from those who genuinely need them.“These are not the actions of people who genuinely care about their communities.”Justice Minister Naomi Long (L) (PA Wire)James Reynolds10 June 2026 02:30In pictures: Firefighters bring blaze under control on Ligoniel RoadFirefighters attend a house which caught fire on Ligoniel Road (PA)Disorder spread across Belfast as a man was charged in connection with a stabbing on Monday (PA)James Reynolds10 June 2026 01:30