Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAnti-immigration violence erupted in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday night, forcing migrant families to flee their homes and resulting in homes and businesses being targeted and set alight. The unrest followed the stabbing of Stephen Ogilvie on Monday night, for which Hadi Alodid, an asylum seeker from Sudan, has been charged with attempted murder, making threats to kill, and possession of a knife. Councillor Paul Doherty condemned the 'thuggish, racist behaviour,' detailing incidents where homes of Sudanese and Somali families, including those with young children, were set on fire. Northern Ireland's Chief Constable Jon Boutcher confirmed police rescued numerous families, including a two-month-old baby, and two officers were injured during the clashes. Police have made several arrests, with one man charged with riot, and have vowed to deploy an additional 200 officers and secure mutual aid to address the ongoing disorder. In fullFamily ‘traumatised’ after rioters tried to burn down house as children slept in their bedsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Families forced to flee their homes as Belfast rioters tried to burn them down
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAnti-immigration violence erupted in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday night, forcing migrant families to flee their homes and resulting in homes and businesses being targeted and set alight. The unrest followed the stabbing of Stephen Ogilvie on Monday night, for which Hadi Alodid, an asylum seeker from Sudan, has been charged with attempted murder, making threats to kill, and possession of a knife. Councillor Paul Doherty condemned the 'thuggish, racist behaviour,' detailing incidents where homes of Sudanese and Somali families, including those with young children, were set on fire. Northern Ireland's Chief Constable Jon Boutcher confirmed police rescued numerous families, including a two-month-old baby, and two officers were injured during the clashes. Police have made several arrests, with one man charged with riot, and have vowed to deploy an additional 200 officers and secure mutual aid to address the ongoing disorder. In fullFamily ‘traumatised’ after rioters tried to burn down house as children slept in their bedsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
