Belfast knife attack sparks anti-immigrant protests, vehicles set alight

Hundreds of anti-immigrant protesters took to the streets of Belfast on Tuesday, with some setting vehicles alight, after police charged a Sudanese man over a knife attack that left one person with serious neck and head wounds.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the attack, which took place in north Belfast late on Monday evening, as “sickening”. Video of it was shared widely on social media.

The knife attack, which