Police Deploy Water Cannons as Belfast Protests Continue
Police said 200 extra officers were deployed after rioters set homes and vehicles ablaze, leaving 27 people homeless and several families evacuated.
- On Wednesday, police deployed water cannons against protesters in Belfast following a stabbing attack that triggered two nights of unrest; Hadi Alodid, 30, faces attempted murder charges after allegedly blinding victim Stephen Ogilvie.
- Authorities stated Alodid entered Northern Ireland from the Republic of Ireland in 2023, receiving a 5-year permit to remain; police confirmed there is no information to suggest the attack was terrorism-related.
- Masked men set fire to several homes on Tuesday, leaving more than two dozen people homeless, as demonstrators pelted police with objects; Boutcher deployed 200 additional officers to restore order Wednesday.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the stabbing attack as "sickening," while First Minister Michelle O'Neill called the attacks "thuggery"; Ogilvie's family appealed for peace, stating migrants "make a deeply valuable contribution to our country."
- Some politicians linked the unrest to the open border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, following recent tensions over a separate stabbing case in Southampton, England, which U.S. Vice President JD Vance previously seized upon.
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