A murder attempt by a 30-year-old Sudanese man in Belfast has triggered a wave of violent anti-immigrant protests across Northern Ireland.
Protestors torched vehicles and homes, with scary visuals of the destruction circulating on social media.
A Sudanese man is due in court on Wednesday on attempted murder charges for attacking a man in his 40s with a knife, leaving the victim with serious injuries.
According to police, the accused entered Northern Ireland in 2023 from the Republic of Ireland and was given a five-year asylum in the country.
Following the incident, masked men set homes on fire in Belfast that they believed housed immigrants, torched several vehicles and dustbins, and even set a Belfast bus on fire.
Local politicians and a pastor have reported that most of those targeted in the attacks were Black.
Politicians from both parts of Northern Ireland's power-sharing government have heavily criticised the violence, with First Minister Michelle O'Neill terming it "thuggery" and Justice Minister Naomi Long calling it "racism."
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has also reacted to the violent protests, calling them "shocking and completely unacceptable" and urging for calm.
