Anti-immigrant protesters in Northern Ireland hurled bricks and bottles at police and set small fires for a second night running, following a stabbing that ignited community unrest. Officers responded with protective gear and crowd-control measures in Belfast and surrounding areas.
The violence mirrored disturbances from the previous evening, when police first turned water cannons on rioters. Local residents reported disrupted transit and closed businesses in affected neighborhoods.
Community leaders on both sides of Northern Ireland’s political divide condemned the attacks on police and property. The stabbing that triggered the unrest remains under investigation.
Officials said they were deploying additional resources to prevent a third night of disorder. The back-to-back evenings of violence represented the most serious civil unrest in Belfast in recent years.
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