Anti-Immigrant Riots after Belfast Stabbing Leave City on Edge
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Paul Sharkey, a resident of Glengormley near Belfast, experienced renewed violence reminiscent of Northern Ireland's Troubles when a burning van was driven toward his home.
- On Tuesday night, masked rioters in Belfast set fire to a bus, cars, and garbage cans, escalating tensions in the city.
- Emergency responders had to evacuate immigrant families, including a parent with a 2-month-old baby, from homes set ablaze during the unrest.
- The violence marks a disturbing resurgence of sectarian conflict that many believed had ended in Northern Ireland.