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In pictures: How night of mayhem unfolded in Belfast

Unrest swept pockets of the city as demonstrations over a ‘barbaric’ knife attack turned ugly

Tom Place
In pictures: How night of mayhem unfolded in Belfast
In pictures: How night of mayhem unfolded in BelfastUnrest swept pockets of the city as demonstrations over a ‘barbaric’ knife attack turned ugly

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Shocking scenes erupted in Belfast on Tuesday night, with houses and vehicles set alight by protesters following a horrific knife attack.

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Crowds gathered across the city, with violence breaking out and residents being evacuated from their homes amid the carnage.

A bus was set on fire in east Belfast, while two cars were torched in the Tigers Bay area of the city and a police car was set alight in Portadown.

Angry protesters were seen throwing projectiles at police vehicles, as police commanders and political leaders appealed for calm.

It came after a 30-year-old Sudanese man was charged with attempted murder following the attack on Monday night.

The victim, a man in his 40s, was left with serious injuries to his eyes, back and face, and is being treated in hospital, where his condition is described as serious.

The brutal attack was captured on video and appears to show a man stabbing at the victim’s head and neck while he was lying on the ground, before members of the public, including one with a hurling stick, intervened to stop the assault.

The suspect entered the UK across the Irish border having flown to Dublin from Paris and was given leave to remain in 2023, according to the PSNI.

A police cordon at the scene of a stabbing outside apartments in the Kinnaird Avenue area of north Belfast (Rebecca Black/PA)An area outside apartments in the Kinnaird Avenue area of north Belfast was cordoned off following the attackPA WireGroups of protestors took to the streets following the stabbingGettyA Glider bus was set on fire by protesters on the Newtownards Road in east Belfast (PA)A Glider bus was set on fire by protesters on the Newtownards Road in east Belfast (PA)PA Wire<p>Emergency services tackle the blaze after a bus was set on fire</p>Emergency services tackled the blaze after the bus was set on firePA<p>Emergency services attend to a Glider bus, set on fire by protesters, on the Newtownards Road in east Belfast</p>Emergency services attended to the Glider busPAYouths gather in front of a burning barricade on Duncairn GardensGettyDemonstrations were called following the ‘brutal’ knife attackGettyThe Home Office has confirmed the suspected knifeman is a Sudanese national who was in the UK on leave to remainGettyVehicles set on fire by protesters on McMaster Street in east BelfastPAFirefighters douse cars set ablaze at Bute Park in the Ballybeen area of DundonaldPAProtestors attack a Police vehicle on Sandy Row GettyVehicles set on fire by protesters on Lendrick Street in BelfastPAVehicles set on fire by protesters on Lendrick Street PAEmergency responders douse a fire on Lendrick StreetPA<p>Vehicles set on fire by protesters on Lendrick Street in Belfast</p>Vehicles set on fire by protesters on Lendrick StreetPALendrick Street ablaze as ‘thuggery’ condemned by political leaders PAProtests followed Monday night’s stabbing attack in the city (PA)Protests followed Monday night’s stabbing attack in the city (PA)PA WireFirefighters attend a house which caught fire on Ligoniel RoadPA