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Violent anti-immigration protests erupt in Belfast after brutal stabbing attack

Headline from CBS News

Despite calls for calm, masked anti-immigration protesters in Belfast set a bus, vehicles and some homes on fire in what one politician called "a race-based pogrom."

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Reports & sources

8 articles, oldest first.

  1. CBS News

    Brutal stabbing attack in Belfast sparks calls for anti-immigration protests in Northern Ireland (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Police appeal for calm as graphic video of a Belfast stabbing attack fuels calls for anti-immigration protests in Northern Ireland.

  2. NBC News

    Violent anti-immigrant protests flare up across Belfast after knife attack (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Hundreds of anti-immigrant protesters took to the streets of Belfast on Tuesday, with some setting vehicles alight, after police charged a Sudanese man over a knife attack that left one person with serious neck and head wounds.

  3. The Guardian

    ‘You can never be safe’: Belfast’s Sudanese community hunkers down after grisly attack (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Fears grow about anti-immigration protests after asylum seeker charged with attempted murder in Northern Ireland

  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Anti-immigrant protests flare up across Belfast after knife attack | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    BELFAST >> Hundreds of anti-immigrant protesters took to the streets of Belfast on Tuesday, with some setting vehicles alight, after police charged a Sudanese man over a knife attack that left one person with serious neck and head wounds.

  5. The World from PRX

    Anti-immigrant riots break out in Belfast neighborhoods (opens The World from PRX)

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    The World from PRX's feed description

    Violent anti-immigrant riots erupted in Belfast in Northern Ireland last night, in response to a viral video showing a stabbing attack perpetrated by a Sudanese national. Masked protesters burned down houses and torched cars, sending some families fleeing, and others into hiding.

  6. CBS News

    Violent anti-immigration protests erupt in Belfast after brutal stabbing attack (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Despite calls for calm, masked anti-immigration protesters in Belfast set a bus, vehicles and some homes on fire in what one politician called "a race-based pogrom."

  7. The World from PRX

    What's fueling attacks on immigrants in Belfast neighborhoods? (opens The World from PRX)

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    The World from PRX's feed description

    Violent anti-immigrant riots erupted in Belfast last night in Northern Ireland, in response to a viral video showing a stabbing attack perpetrated by a Sudanese national. Masked protesters burnt down houses and torched cars overnight, sending some families fleeing, and others into hiding.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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