A man was stabbed in Belfast in an attack that prompted immediate calls for anti-immigration protests across Northern Ireland. Police detained a Sudanese suspect and appealed for calm as some demonstrators gathered and set vehicles on fire.
Northern Ireland police said Tuesday they had arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of attempted murder. The suspect, identified as Sudanese, allegedly used a kitchen knife in the assault on a man in his 40s, who suffered serious wounds to his face, eyes, neck and back and remained in serious condition. Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the incident as