After serious racially motivated riots in Northern Ireland, the police in the greater area of the capital Belfast said they used water cannons against violent demonstrators.
June 11, 2026, 04:21June 11, 2026, 04:21
Police urged road users and passers-by in the Newtownabbey suburb to avoid the area as objects including bricks, bottles and stones were thrown at police. In addition, trash cans were set on fire, it said in a statement.
Riots in Belfast continued on Wednesday.Image: keystone
According to the BBC, around 200 people gathered in Newtownabbey. A reporter from the station reported that a group wanted to approach a shelter for migrants. But the police managed to prevent them from doing so.
According to British media reports, there were gatherings of people outside the capital region, as was the case the day before. According to reports, the evening was generally quieter than on Tuesday.
Belfast was rocked by racist riots on Tuesday evening. The background was a knife attack for which a refugee from Sudan was charged with attempted murder. After the crime, rioters marched through the streets, some of them masked, and set several vehicles on fire, including a bus. Residential houses were also set on fire and residents had to be rescued. Several hundred people had previously gathered to demonstrate against migrants and immigration. (sda/dpa)