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UK leaders urge calm as far-right figures call for anti-migrant protests over Belfast stabbing

UK leaders urge calm as far-right figures call for anti-migrant protests over Belfast stabbing

Summary

UK leaders have asked for calm after far-right groups called for anti-migrant protests following a violent stabbing in Belfast. A Sudanese man in his 30s was arrested for the attack that left a man critically injured, and police increased patrols while urging people not to share graphic videos of the crime.

Key Facts

  • A stabbing happened in Belfast, Northern Ireland, leaving the victim in critical condition.
  • A Sudanese man in his 30s was arrested and charged with attempted murder.
  • Police said the suspect is in the UK legally and there is no evidence linking the attack to terrorism.
  • The victim, a man in his 40s, suffered serious injuries to his eyes, back, and face.
  • Northern Ireland political leaders and police called for calm and condemned the violence.
  • Graphic videos of the attack were shared online, prompting police to ask people not to spread them.
  • Far-right groups called for protests against immigration following the stabbing.
  • Elon Musk retweeted an anti-immigration activist’s call for repeated protests.
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