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Belfast Protesters Set Vehicles on Fire During Unrest Over Knife Attack

Belfast Protesters Set Vehicles on Fire During Unrest Over Knife Attack

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Protesters across the UK marched in response to a 30‑year‑old man being charged with attempted murder after a knife attack in Northern Ireland. The incident prompted Prime Minister Keir Starmer to describe the event as "horrific."

Michelle O'Neill
1. Racism, intimidation and violence are wrong wherever they occur. There can be no excuse and no justification for these attacks tonight. No one wants to see this on our streets and I again appeal for calm.
2. Groups of masked men burning families out of their homes is nothing less than disgusting cowardice.
Police Service of Northern Ireland
1. He is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates' Court on Wednesday 10th June. As is normal procedure all charges are reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.
2. Detectives investigating a knife attack in the Kinnaird Avenue area of north Belfast on Monday 8th June have charged a 30 year old man with attempted murder, possession of an article with blade or point in a public place and threats to kill.
Naomi Long
1. If you're driving people from their homes based on nothing but the colour of their skin, you can't dress that up any other way, it's racism, and those bad faith actors need to take a step back.
2. There have been bad faith actors in the UK and further afield who probably would've struggled before yesterday to find Belfast on a map … who were deliberately encouraging people to take to the streets.
Jon Boutcher
1. These idiots didn't just target ethnic minority groups... they targeted society.
2. There is no trace of this suspect on ⁠any of our national security databases, and he was not known to the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
Ryan Henderson
Police Service of Northern Ireland
1. This brutal attack will have sent shock waves through the community, causing real concern.
2. I appeal for calm and the safety of all of our communities in response to this.
3. I understand that last night's attempted murder ‌will leave people feeling a range of emotions, from fear to anger.
Keir Starmer
Labour Party
1. It is clear that people were targeted last night because of their background and I will not tolerate it. Those responsible will feel the full force of the law.
2. It's important that police have the time and space to investigate appropriately.
3. I have absolutely no tolerance for abhorrent scenes of violence like this on our streets.
4. My thoughts are first and foremost with the victim, and I thank the first responders, including members of the public who intervened.
Tommy Robinson
English Defence League
1. Only by protesting REPEATEDLY and LOUDLY will there be any change!!.
Patrick Corrigan
Amnesty International
1. Yet too many politicians have echoed anti-migrant misinformation that provides the backdrop to these attacks, rather than stand with the victims of hate crimes.
2. Behind every shocking statistic, there is a real person or family left living in fear.

Belfast Protesters Set Vehicles on Fire During Unrest Over Knife Attack

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