Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Belfast on Saturday to denounce anti-immigrant rioters who set fire to homes and cars earlier in the week after a brutal stabbing blamed on an asylum seeker.

Politicians and law enforcement officials in Northern Ireland appealed for calm on Wednesday after a night of anti-immigrant rioting forced people from their homes.

Belfast stabbing sparks riots and anti-immigrant unrest in Northern Ireland, exposing deep tensions over immigration, misinformation and the Irish border.