Rioters in black clothing threw objects at police vehicles in Belfast after a knife attack left a man in a coma. Police deployed water cannons as unrest continued for a second night, with arson attacks on homes and vehicles.
Some rioters could be seen kicking police vehicles although the demonstrators retreated after a water cannon was deployed by riot police.after they were pelted with bricks in the latest disorder following the Belfast knife attack.
A large vehicle was in flames as demonstrators confronted the police after they gathered near the Sandyknowes roundabout inFootage showed dozens of men dressed all in black and wearing face coverings gathering on Antrim Road and throwing objects at a line of eight police vehicles. Videos shared on social media showed protesters attempting to march to the Chimney Corner Hotel, with riot police and several vans being deployed to manage the demonstrations.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland said officers deployed water cannons to maintain public order after missiles were thrown at police. Additional police officers are on the streets in the region following significant unrest on Tuesday night following the brutal attack on Monday. Public transport was suspended and some schools closed early on Wednesday with fears of a second night of violence.
Earlier, Hadi Alodid, 30, appeared in court charged with attempted murder over Monday’s knife attack in which victim Stephen Ogilvie lost an eye. Mr Ogilvie, who is aged in his 40s, remains in a serious condition in hospital in Belfast. It is understood he is in an induced coma. The reaction to the incident saw mobs set homes, a bus and cars on fire on Tuesday, with people targeted based on their race.
Alodid appeared before Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday morning charged with the attempted murder of Mr Ogilvie, with threats to kill an NHS radiographer and with possession of a knife. Emergency services work to put out a fire after an agricultural trailer was set alight as protesters gather near a hotel previously believed to house migrants in the town of Mallusk, Co AntrimThe court heard Mr Ogilvie lost his left eye and suffered deep cuts to his head, face and back.
District Judge Stephen Keown refused bail after hearing police concerns there could be “significant public disorder” if he was released due to “strong public feeling” about the incident. The judge warned that anyone who plans to take part in further disorder in Northern Ireland should “be prepared to go to prison”. In Westminster, security minister Dan Jarvis said: “Reports that ethnic minorities were targeted are sickening.
”“It is clear that people were targeted last night because of their background and I will not tolerate it,” he said. Police Service of Northern Ireland Chief Constable Jon Boutcher said 200 more officers would be on the streets on Wednesday night.
“We will be on the streets tonight in numbers even more than we were last night, and we have got arrangements in hand to get mutual aid that will be arriving here tomorrow. ”The force said that following the recent disorder, “some social media users are posting address details online”.
“We have received phone calls from a number of families, house owners, neighbours and members of the wider community who are extremely distressed as a result of this reckless activity,” a spokesperson for the PSNI said. “Anyone who shares personal information online with the intention to endanger others may be committing a criminal offence.
”Police in riot gear seal off a hotel previously believed to house migrants from protestersMr Jarvis told MPs there had been three arrests “but more will surely follow”. Mr Ogilvie’s family said in a statement they were “devastated by the horrific attack” but pleaded for calm.
“We want to make it absolutely clear that overnight unrest is not welcome, and peaceful protest is the only way forward. “We have many migrants who make a deeply valuable contribution to our country, including in our healthcare system and hospitality sector and we depend on them to make our country work. For the latest on this developing story
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