{"id":348885,"date":"2026-06-11T01:21:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=348885"},"modified":"2026-06-11T01:21:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:51:57","slug":"belfast-sees-violent-unrest-after-stabbing-as-victims-family-urges-calm-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/belfast-sees-violent-unrest-after-stabbing-as-victims-family-urges-calm-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Belfast sees violent unrest after stabbing as victim\u2019s family urges calm &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Northern Ireland authorities and the family of Stephen Ogilvie, the victim of an alleged stabbing attack by a Sudanese man in Belfast earlier this week, are urging demonstrators to refrain from further violence after the incident spurred a wave of anti-immigration unrest in parts of the town.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have the desire to make it absolutely clear that overnight unrest just isn&#8217;t welcome, and peaceful protest is the one way forward,\u201d the family of the victim said in a press release obtained by Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;ve got many migrants who make a deeply helpful contribution to our country, including in our healthcare system and hospitality sector, and we rely upon them to make our country work,\u201d it continued.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video_miniplayer\">\n<section id=\"miniplayer_6a29bfb026c84-carousel\" class=\"l-videoCarousel l-videoCarousel--embed c-carousel\" data-video-carousel-play-inline=\"true\" data-video-carousel-init=\"false\" aria-label=\"Video carousel contains 3 videos.\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__inner\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__featured\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"true\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_6a29bfb026c84\" 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left eye and suffering serious injuries to his face and back within the attack within the Kinnaird Avenue area of north Belfast on Monday, based on U.K. media reports.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"caption\">\n<figure class=\"c-figure c-figure--alignnone c-figure--expandable\">\n<div class=\"c-figure__inner\"><figcaption class=\"c-figure__caption c-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-caption__desc\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tMasked youths block a road with burning debris in north Belfast, Northern Ireland, on the night of June 9, 2026. Northern Ireland police appealed for calm on Tuesday after a stabbing in Belfast, allegedly by a Sudanese man, and captured in a graphic video, prompted calls for anti-immigration protests from U.K. far-right figures.\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"c-caption__cite\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tPaul Faith \/ AFP via Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Footage of the incident has been widely circulated on social media, despite police urging the general public <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psni.police.uk\/latest-news\/assistant-chief-constable-updates-attempted-murder-investigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to not view or share it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hadi Alodid, the 30-year-old suspect, had been granted permission to stay within the U.K. after entering through Ireland, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2026\/jun\/10\/do-not-use-our-tragedy-to-fuel-violence-family-of-belfast-attack-victim-say\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian reported<\/a>. He appeared in court in Belfast on Wednesday, where he was charged with attempted murder and possessing a knife.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get breaking National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox because it happens so you will not miss a trending story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The incident galvanized crowds of anti-immigration demonstrators who took to the streets of the Northern Ireland capital Tuesday night, where they burned homes, buses, cars and other buildings, forcing residents, including young children, to flee.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Those actions have been widely condemned by political leaders, including U.K. Prime Minister\u00a0Keir Starmer, who, in an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Keir_Starmer\/status\/2064634183515832807\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X statement,<\/a>\u00a0described the chaos as \u201cshocking and completely unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"caption\">\n<figure class=\"c-figure c-figure--alignnone c-figure--expandable\">\n<div class=\"c-figure__inner\"><figcaption class=\"c-figure__caption c-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-caption__desc\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tFlames and thick black smoke rise from a burning bus during unrest on Sandy Row in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on June 9, 2026.\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"c-caption__cite\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tStringer\/Anadolu via Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt is obvious that folks were targeted last night due to their background and I won&#8217;t tolerate it. Those responsible will feel the total force of the law,\u201d Starmer continued.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__oembed embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The scenes in Belfast last night were shocking and completely unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p>There is no such thing as a justification for the violence and disorder that we saw threatening our communities, nor for many who encouraged it, online or elsewhere. <\/p>\n<p>It is obvious that folks were targeted last night\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Keir_Starmer\/status\/2064634183515832807?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Northern Ireland\u2019s First Minister, Michelle O\u2019Neill, said the groups answerable for the outbreak of violence and vandalism showed \u201cdisgusting cowardice\u201d by \u201cburning families out of their homes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s thuggery, plain and straightforward,\u201d she said, adding that the attack on Ogilvie was \u201cheinous\u201d and \u201cfallacious\u201d but that it was being exploited by \u201cdangerous and reckless\u201d people to focus on innocent individuals who had nothing to do together with his stabbing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRacism is fallacious, intimidation is fallacious, and violence is fallacious,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__oembed embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The scenes all of us saw last night were nothing in need of disgraceful. <\/p>\n<p>None of that is about community.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s thuggery. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R8P3aTE3ec\">pic.twitter.com\/R8P3aTE3ec<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michelle O\u2019Neill (@moneillsf) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/moneillsf\/status\/2064673260415893766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Trending<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland,\u00a0Jon Boutcher<em>,\u00a0<\/em>said at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psni.police.uk\/latest-news\/disorder-act-self-harm-communities-chief-constable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press conference on Wednesday<\/a> that violent motion on the streets of Northern Ireland is an \u201cact of self-harm.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis disorder is an insult to the victim of this assault, an insult to the members of the general public who bravely improved to save lots of his life and the officers who rushed to the scene,\u201d he added, before asking individuals to not stoke the fireplace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI urge those involved or considering becoming involved in disorder to stop and think.\u00a0Ask yourselves is that this hatred something you wish to be related to? Is that this value being prosecuted over and potentially throwing away your future? Or the longer term of your kids?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m appealing for calm over the approaching days and again, urge anyone considering becoming involved in violence and disorder to think long and hard to think concerning the repercussions for themselves and their community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has got to stop. We cannot have a society that enables this to occur,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Quite a lot of families, including a parent carrying their two-month-old baby, left their homes through the height of the disturbances, police said Wednesday, and a number of other officers were injured while responding to disturbances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree individuals have been arrested thus far in Belfast and Newtownabbey, with more to come back,\u201d Butcher said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"caption\">\n<figure class=\"c-figure c-figure--alignnone c-figure--expandable\">\n<div class=\"c-figure__inner\"><figcaption class=\"c-figure__caption c-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-caption__desc\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tPeople stand next to burnt-out cars and houses after demonstrations turned violent the night before in eastern Belfast, Northern Ireland, on June 10, 2026. A Sudanese man was as a consequence of appear in court in Northern Ireland on June 10 over a brutal knife attack captured on video that triggered an evening of violence by anti-immigration protesters.\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"c-caption__cite\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tPaul Faith \/ AFP via Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The attack, which is currently not being treated as terrorism, comes at a time of\u00a0heightened \u200ctensions in \u2060Britain\u00a0following the murder of a student who was handcuffed by police as he lay dying from stab wounds after his killer, a Sikh man, falsely alleged a racist attack.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It also follows repeated\u00a0protests about immigration, with populist parties saying Britain\u2019s asylum policy had allowed dangerous men into the country.<\/p>\n<p>Tech billionaire Elon Musk reposted many messages denouncing the state of the\u00a0United Kingdom\u00a0following the Belfast incident.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 with files from Reuters<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&#038;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northern Ireland authorities and the family of Stephen Ogilvie, the victim of an alleged stabbing attack by a Sudanese man in Belfast earlier this week, are urging demonstrators to refrain from further violence after the incident spurred a wave of anti-immigration unrest in parts of the town. \u201cWe have the desire to make it absolutely [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":348886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20691],"tags":[14326,8898,458,1903,3731,15208,30137,5686,3177,9632],"class_list":["post-348885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-belfast","tag-calm","tag-family","tag-national","tag-sees","tag-stabbing","tag-unrest","tag-urges","tag-victims","tag-violent"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348885"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":348888,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348885\/revisions\/348888"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/348886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}