Violent anti-immigration protests erupt in Belfast after stabbing attack

World Violent anti-immigration protests erupt in Belfast after brutal stabbing attack By Duarte Dias, Duarte Dias Digital Journalist Duarte Pita Dias is based in CBS News' London bureau, where he works across digital platforms and for TV broadcasts. Read Full Bio Duarte Dias, Joanne Stocker Joanne Stocker Verification producer Joanne Stocker is a verification producer for CBS News Confirmed. She was previously chief editor of Kurdistan 24 English and managing editor at The Defense Post. She has combined open-source investigation methods with on-the-ground reporting to cover conflict, terrorism, and misinformation for over 15 years. Read Full Bio Joanne Stocker June 10, 2026 / 4:46 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Violent anti-immigration protests erupted in parts of Belfast on Tuesday evening with some masked demonstrators setting fire to a bus, cars and trash cans, and going door to door looking for immigrants. Far-right figures had called on social media for mass protests after a brutal stabbing attack the previous night in Northern Ireland's capital.A graphic video of the incident, showing a man slashing another man in the head and neck with a knife, spread quickly online earlier in the day. The Police Service of Northern Ireland detained and charged a Sudanese man in his 30s with attempted murder, possession of a knife in a public place and making threats to kill. The accused man entered Northern Ireland, a semi-autonomous region of the United Kingdom, after applying for asylum, and in 2023 he was granted a five-year U.K. visa. He is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday to face the charges. The victim of the attack was taken to the hospital with serious injuries to his eyes, face and back, police said.Despite calls for calm from the police and politicians from all major parties, dozens of fully masked protesters gathered in several places Tuesday evening and caused violent unrest, with one local lawmaker from Belfast calling it "a race-bas...