Key facts
- Hundreds of protesters gathered in Belfast on Tuesday evening.
- Protesters set fire to a bus, several cars, and a building.
- Roads were blocked and residents evacuated.
- The unrest was sparked by a stabbing allegedly committed by a Sudanese refugee.
Hundreds of protesters, many masked, gathered in Belfast on Tuesday evening, setting fire to vehicles and a building and blocking roads. The unrest followed a stabbing allegedly committed by a Sudanese refugee, an incident captured in a video that circulated widely.
Residents were evacuated from a building that caught fire on the edge of the city center. The protests occurred across several locations in Belfast.