Anti-immigration protesters take to the streets in Belfast after man is charged

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Rioters set fire to a bus as disorder flared at an anti-immigration demonstration in Belfast

Protesters have set fire to a Glider bus on the Newtownards Road in east Belfast organised in response to Monday night’s stabbing attack in the city.

Around 100 Tommy Robinson supporters stood in Parliament Square and ordered police to take the knee.

In the wake of the Belfast stabbing, the far right activist – boosted by Elon Musk – issued a rallying cry: ‘The whole of the United Kingdom is hitting the streets tonight following yet another invader attack on our people.’

A man in his 40s was left with serious injuries to his eyes following the attack.

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The suspect, a Sudanese national aged in his 30s, who entered the UK across the Irish border having flown from Paris to Dublin, remains in custody.

A Glider bus, set fire by protesters, on the Newtownards Road in east Belfast, as disorder flared during an anti-immigration demonstration organised in response to Monday night's stabbing attack in the city. A 30 year-old man arrested in connection with the Belfast stabbing attack has been charged with attempted murder and will appear in court in the city on Wednesday, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has said. Picture date: Tuesday June 9, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: PA/PA Wire
A Glider bus, set fire by protesters, on the Newtownards Road in east Belfast (Picture: PA/PA Wire)
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