10.06.2026 12:11
Control was lost after an attack on a Sudanese asylum seeker in Belfast. Protests in the city cannot be stopped, and the streets have turned into a battlefield.
Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, has completely lost control amid anti-immigrant protests sparked by a judicial case.
Hundreds of masked and black-clad protesters, using a knife attack carried out by a Sudanese asylum seeker on Monday night as an excuse, have taken to the streets and cannot be stopped despite all interventions by security forces. The uncontrollable wave of violence in the city has reduced shared immigrant housing, public transport vehicles, civilian cars, and businesses owned by foreigners to ashes, creating a scene akin to a civil war on the streets.
Violence Cannot Be StoppedThe chaos that began on Tuesday evening in Belfast and escalated throughout the night showed no signs of abating as of Wednesday morning.
Masked groups, which security forces are confronting with water cannons and barricades, are dispersing into side streets and continuing simultaneous arson attacks.
It is reported that at moments when security units are overwhelmed, protesters have set up illegal checkpoints on side streets, hunting for "foreign nationals" in stopped vehicles. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service announced that it responded to 62 major arson reports in just a few hours but struggled to keep up with the speed of the fires.
In many neighborhoods, fire trucks themselves have become targets of stone and Molotov cocktail attacks, delaying response to burning buildings. The heaviest toll of the inability to contain the events is once again paid by innocent civilians.
On Crumlin Road in North Belfast, flames engulfed the entire street after social housing (HMO) reportedly housing state-supported immigrants was set on fire.