Protests break out in Belfast after video circulates of a brutal street attack in Northern Ireland

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Protests erupted in Northern Ireland yesterday after graphic footage of a stabbing attack in the capital, Belfast, was shared widely online. A Sudanese man has been charged with attempted murder following the attack. Right-wing commentators and online critics, including billionaire Elon Musk, posted about the attack and called for protests hours before the violence erupted, with riots forcing some…

Protests erupted in Northern Ireland yesterday after graphic footage of a stabbing attack in the capital, Belfast, was shared widely online. A Sudanese man has been charged with attempted murder following the attack. Right-wing commentators and online critics, including billionaire Elon Musk, posted about the attack and called for protests hours before the violence erupted, with riots forcing some…

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