General · 11 June 2026
Belfast disorder 'destabilising' after knife attack
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Jonathan Hall KC, a terror adviser, called recent disorder in Belfast "destabilising", saying it's legitimate to discuss immigration and national security. Riot police fired water cannon after a group attacked them with bricks, bottles, and wood at a major roundabout in north-west Belfast. This followed a Monday night knife attack, with a 30-year-old Sudanese man charged with attempted murder.
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