A Sudanese man was due to appear in court in Northern Ireland Wednesday over a brutal knife attack captured on video that triggered a night of violence by anti-immigration protesters.

Officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) were called to Kinnaird Avenue in the north of the city at around 10.30pm on Monday.

Police say a Sudanese man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a "brutal" knife attack in Belfast.

A Sudanese immigrant was arrested after attempting to behead a man in the middle of the street in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The 30-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after the knife attack on Monday night