A Sudanese man faces an attempted murder charge in Belfast after a stabbing attack left a victim seriously injured

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Anti-immigrant protesters in the UK have taken to the streets on Tuesday, after a 30-year-old man believed to be from Sudan was charged with attempted murder following a knife attack in Northern Ireland that Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned as “horrific.

Police say the suspect is a Sudanese man in 30s who was granted leave to remain after entering Northern Ireland and claiming asylum in 2023.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Belfast, Northern Ireland, following a serious assault involving a knife on Monday night.

A knife attack in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which was captured in a graphic video, has left the local community reeling and been condemned by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer as “horrific.”

U.K. leaders called for calm Tuesday after the arrest of a Sudanese man accused of trying to kill a man in a vicious stabbing on a Belfast street sparked fiery anti-immigration protests because the suspect is an asylum seeker.

Houses, cars, and a bus were set on fire in Belfast on Tuesday in a night of disorder following a knife attack.