UK minister says violence in Northern Ireland is ‘racist thuggery’ as ethnic minorities are targeted.

As social media fuels racist hysteria and business closures following a brutal Belfast stabbing, we must reject targeted division and unite to protect our fragile peace.

Masked youths gathered at points across the city, with police responding by deploying armoured vehicles. Protesters set fire to a number of vehicles, including a bus.

Riots erupted in Belfast after a man was charged with attempted murder following a knife attack. Protesters set vehicles ablaze, including a bus. Police deployed armoured vehicles…