Belfast police responded more forcefully Wednesday night to riots over a man who attempted to behead a local.

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.

Video posted to social media shows a man stabbing another man several times in the head with a knife in what appears to be an attempted beheading. #EuropeNews

Police forces across the country are bracing for the possibility of protests in response to the suspected beheading attempt in Belfast last night by a Sudanese migrant.

An asylum seeker has been charged with attempted murder, sparking violent protests against migration with masked activists setting fire to a bus.

A Sudanese man is in custody on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing attack left a man fighting for his life, setting off a political storm over crime and migration.

A Sudanese man is in custody on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing attack left a man fighting for his life, setting off a political storm over crime and migration.

Protests spread around Belfast on Tuesday after a Sudanese man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a knife attack Monday night.

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

"Sh*t is about to hit the fan in Belfast" ...

It comes after an attack far-right figures claimed was an attempted beheading by a Sudanese suspect.

A bystander filmed the crime on Monday night, in which a Sudanese immigrant straddled and tried to behead a man with a kitchen knife.

Hundreds of protesters, many masked, gathered on the outskirts of Belfast on Wednesday, leading to clashes with police.

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.

Anti-immigrant protesters took to the streets and destroyed property Tuesday in response to the arrest of a Sudanese man accused of stabbing attack.

Belfast awoke to scenes of destruction on 10 June after anti immigration protests descended into violence across several parts of Northern Ireland, leaving homes damaged, vehicles…

Hundreds of protesters, many masked, gathered on the outskirts of Belfast on Wednesday, leading to clashes with police.

Belfast was rocked by fiery disorder into the night when hundreds of masked protestors took to the streets in response to Monday's brutal knife attack.

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…

Unrest comes after a Sudanese man was arrested over a stabbing attack in north Belfast, UK.

Unrest comes after a Sudanese man was arrested over a stabbing attack in north Belfast, UK.