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Police fire water cannon in Belfast as stabbing sparks second night of unrest
Police blasted water cannons at protesters in Northern Ireland who set small fires and hurled bricks, rocks and bottles at them during a second night of violence Wednesday over a brutal stabbing on a Belfast street. Demonstrators wearing masks tore bricks from the walls outside homes and smashed pa...
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What happenedPolice fire water cannon in Belfast as stabbing sparks second night of unrest.
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Left / center-leftNorthern Ireland suffers second night of unrest as rioters attack police
The National (Scotland) · Left · News report
CenterPolice fire water cannon in Belfast as stabbing sparks second night of unrest
South China Morning Post · Center · News report
Right / center-rightSixteen people arrested and 12 police officers injured during second night of riots in Belfast
Police fire water cannon in Belfast as stabbing sparks second night of unrest
Police blasted water cannons at protesters in Northern Ireland who set small fires and hurled bricks, rocks and bottles at them during a second night of violence Wednesday over a brutal sta...
Sixteen people arrested and 12 police officers injured during second night of riots in Belfast
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Twelve police officers were injured and 16 arrests took place last night as a second day of unrest unfolded in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn confirmed the inciden...
Northern Ireland suffers second night of unrest as rioters attack police
NORTHERN Ireland saw a second night of unrest with police using water cannons on rioters, as the Belfast stabbing attack victim’s family said they were “disgusted” by the disorder
Police blast water cannons at protesters amid unrest over stabbing in Belfast
Protesters in Northern Ireland set small fires and hurled bricks and bottles at the police during a second night of violence over a stabbing in Belfast. The incident sparked anti-immigrant...
How the Belfast stabbing was the spark to a fuse loaded with grievance and provocation
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Politicians, social media and far-right agitators convinced people that migrant-targeting violence would solve all their problems Within minutes of the footage going online – of a Black man...
Victim's family 'disgusted' by further Belfast unrest
Northern Ireland saw a second night of unrest with police using water cannons on protesters, as the Belfast stabbing attack victim's family said they were "disgusted" by the disorder.
