‘Thuggery’: Belfast police fire water cannon at anti-immigration protests
Summary
Police in Belfast used water cannon to control far-right protesters who threw objects and set fires during unrest linked to a recent stabbing. The violence occurred after a man was charged with attempted murder, and local leaders and British officials condemned the disturbances.Key Facts
- Police fired water cannon at far-right protesters in Belfast during a second night of unrest.
- Protesters threw bricks, rocks, and bottles, and set small fires on city streets.
- A 30-year-old man was charged with attempted murder in connection to a stabbing.
- An extra 200 police officers were deployed, with support called in from other services.
- Political leaders from Northern Ireland’s Sinn Fein and Democratic Unionist Party condemned the violence.
- Britain’s minister for Northern Ireland called the unrest “racist thuggery.”
- The violence followed tensions over immigration after a stabbing incident.
- Similar anti-immigrant claims made by US Vice President JD Vance have been rejected by British leaders.
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