{"id":2612596,"date":"2026-06-09T18:06:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T22:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/riots-consume-belfast-over-attempted-beheading-by-immigrant\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T18:08:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T22:08:35","slug":"riots-consume-belfast-over-attempted-beheading-by-immigrant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/riots-consume-belfast-over-attempted-beheading-by-immigrant\/","title":{"rendered":"Riots consume Belfast over attempted beheading by immigrant"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Friots-consume-belfast-over-attempted-beheading-by-immigrant%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2612596&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Riots and protests erupted in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the day after a Sudanese immigrant was arrested following an attack in which he allegedly stabbed a man and attempted to behead him with a kitchen knife. A bystander recorded the incident, and locals intervened to help the victim survive. <\/p>\n<p>The violence intensified amid anger over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-2019-surge-to-the-border-comments-resurface-amid-growing-crisis\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s 2019 \u2018Surge To The Border\u2019 Comments Resurface Amid Growing Crisis\">immigration-related issues<\/a> and over how <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >police handled related unrest connected<\/a> to the prior death of university student Henry Nowak. Protest announcements were made earlier in the day, with police urging calm, but by Tuesday night crowds blocked streets, set vehicles on fire, and clashed with police-who responded with armored cordons that were pelted with projectiles.<\/p>\n<p>Masked groups dressed in black were reportedly responsible for much of the damage, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestinian-demonstrators-vandalise-white-house-gate-shake-fences\/\" title=\"Palestinian protesters damage White House gate, shake fences.\">including smashing windows<\/a>, banging on doors, and setting buildings on fire (with some reports claiming migrant shelters were targeted). Rioters also looted and burned a Middle Eastern supermarket.Northern Ireland\u2019s justice minister Naomi Long condemned the unrest, saying there is no place for masked rioters to threaten and intimidate, and accusing them of exploiting public anger for \u201cmisguided purposes.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Protests and riots broke out in Belfast, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"547\">United Kingdom<\/a>, the day after a Sudanese immigrant <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4600337\/sudanese-man-arrested-attempted-behead-man-belfast-uk\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4600337\">stabbed and attempted to behead<\/a> a local.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bystander filmed the crime on Monday night, in which a Sudanese immigrant straddled and tried to behead a man in his 40s with a kitchen knife. The victim narrowly survived after the intervention of locals, but the attack sparked outrage against the government\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/policy\/immigration\/\" type=\"category\" id=\"15\">immigration<\/a> policies after a week of tension over the police handling of the murder of university student Henry Nowak. Protests were announced in Northern Ireland\u2019s capital early in the day, with police urging participants to be calm, but Tuesday night saw mobs block streets, set fire to vehicles, and clash with police.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4600476\/israel-sanction-west-bank-settler-violence\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Israel calls foreign sanctions over West Bank settler violence \u2018disgraceful\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4600168\/two-crew-members-rescued-from-us-apache-helicopter-downed-near-strait-of-hormuz\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Two crew members rescued from US Apache helicopter downed near Strait of Hormuz<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4599611\/trump-nikol-pashinyan-armenia-election\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump ally Nikol Pashinyan wins Armenian election, paving way for US-backed peace deal<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People watch as a vehicle burns during a protest in East Belfast following a stabbing incident in Belfast, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Peter Morrison\/AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black smoke rose above the historic city, mostly from trash bins set ablaze and vandalized vehicles. Early in the riots, masked groups used flaming trash bins to set fire to a public bus, consuming the vehicle in an inferno.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of the violence was carried out by organized, masked groups dressed in black. They also turned their anger against local homes, smashing windows, banging on doors, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PolitlcsUK\/status\/2064452323091349745?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PolitlcsUK\/status\/2064452323091349745?s=20\">setting houses on fire<\/a>. Some users reported that the houses targeted were migrant shelters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Middle Eastern supermarket was stormed and set ablaze.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BenGrahamUK\/status\/2064451462311158240?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BenGrahamUK\/status\/2064451462311158240?s=20\">Videos<\/a> taken from locals showed some masked people stopping and searching cars.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police, familiar with unrest in the city, were on standby with cordons of armored cars, which were quickly pelted with projectiles by the rioters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Northern Ireland\u2019s justice minister, Naomi Long, denounced the protests and riots.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is no place for masked thugs to take to the streets and threaten, intimidate, disrupt and cause wanton damage,\u201d she said, lamenting that rioters had ignored her calls for calm.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She accused the protesters of \u201cweaponizing the genuine hurt, concern and anger that people are feeling for their own misguided purposes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4600337\/sudanese-man-arrested-attempted-behead-man-belfast-uk\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4600337\">SUDANESE MAN ARRESTED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO BEHEAD MAN IN BELFAST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The protests and riots are already much more severe than those surrounding the death of Henry Nowak, who died in police custody after being stabbed by a Sikh man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Protests broke out in other cities across the U.K. over Monday\u2019s attack as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riots erupted in Belfast after a Sudanese immigrant tried beheading<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2612597,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26160708795443.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[81071,24167,10410,3618,23600],"class_list":["post-2612596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-attempted-beheading","tag-belfast","tag-immigrant","tag-riot","tag-unrest"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26160708795443.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2612596"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2612600,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612596\/revisions\/2612600"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2612597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2612596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2612596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2612596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}