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Belfast Water Cannons Quell Anti-Immigration Riot, Asylum Seeker Charged

6/11/2026

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Police Deploy Watercannon

Police deployed water cannons against hundreds of anti-immigration protesters outside Belfast’s Chimney Corner Hotel on the second night of unrest.
Hadi Alodid, 30-year-old Sudanese asylum seeker, was charged with attempted murder for stabbing Stephen Ogilvie in Belfast and denied bail.
Chief Constable Jon Boutcher called the riots self-harm and deployed extra police for further protests.
Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe cited incident to demand halting migration and deporting settled migrants.

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O’Neill Condemns

Hundreds of homes and a public bus were set ablaze in east Belfast after the knife attack sparked racially-motivated riots.
Stephen Ogilvie remains hospitalized in Belfast with loss of one eye, severe damage to the other eye and facial injuries.
Police deployed 200 extra officers and made three arrests.
First Minister Michelle O’Neill condemned the violence as racist thuggery and urged stronger community leadership.

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Police Deploy Watercannon

Police deployed water cannons against hundreds of anti-immigration protesters outside Belfast’s Chimney Corner Hotel on the second night of unrest.
Hadi Alodid, 30-year-old Sudanese asylum seeker, was charged with attempted murder for stabbing Stephen Ogilvie in Belfast and denied bail.
Chief Constable Jon Boutcher called the riots self-harm and deployed extra police for further protests.
Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe cited incident to demand halting migration and deporting settled migrants.

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