Belfast reeling as anti-immigration violence and online ‘hit lists’ terrify minorities

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Northern Ireland's Belfast experienced two days of anti-immigration violence targeting ethnic minorities, prompting police to deploy water cannon. British officials condemned the racist attacks linked to a recent knife incident involving a Sudanese suspect.

Two days of anti-immigration violence in Northern Ireland is nothing short of racist thuggery, Britain’s minister for the province said on Thursday, after police deployed water cannon to tackle rioters for a second night. Hilary Benn said there was less disorder on the streets of Belfast on Wednesday night as opposed to ‌Tuesday, when rioters targeted ethnic minorities and foreign residents by torching homes and vehicles following a knife attack for which a Sudanese man has been charged with...