A Sudanese man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Northern Ireland on Tuesday after a knife attack in Belfast on Monday night. Photo by Adam Vaughan/EPA
June 9 (UPI) -- Protests spread around Belfast and in other Northern Ireland cities on Tuesday after a Sudanese man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a knife attack Monday night.
The BBC reported that homes, other buildings and a bus were ablaze Tuesday in Belfast and that emergency crews were still working to bring the fires under control. It also reported unrest in other locations, including Ballyclare, where protestors smashed the door and windows of a Turkish barber shop.
Sky News reported Tuesday that protestors set a Middle Eastern grocery store on fire and attacked police vehicles.
Police said the suspect in the knife attack is Sudanese and 30 years old. The Home Office said he entered the United Kingdom in 2023 and was granted refugee status.
