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A knife attack that was recorded in the capital city of Northern Ireland spread across social media, sparking two nights of protests and fiery riots in the country. <\/p>\n

Read more Defense Department could now officially become Department of War<\/a><\/p>\n

The attack took place on a road in Belfast on Monday night. Hadi Alodid, 30, was named for the first time in court on Wednesday, where he was charged with attempted murder, threatening to kill a second person and carrying a knife. <\/p>\n

The Deseret News examined the graphic video of the alleged assault circulating on social media. It seems to show Alodid on top of 44-year-old Stephen Ogilvie, attacking him until bystanders intervene. At one point, a person is seen hitting Alodid with an object as he appears to tighten his hold on Ogilvie. The audio captures multiple voices suggesting Alodid was attempting to \u201ccut his head off.\u201d <\/p>\n

Ogilvie was taken to the hospital, and according to The Telegraph, he \u201clost his left eye after being stabbed in the face, neck and back\u201d and \u201calso suffered deep head lacerations.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a public statement, Ogilvie\u2019s family said he is in stable condition and thanked the people who helped save his life. But they were not pleased with the aftermath that occurred following the attack:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been left feeling disgusted by the scenes that unfolded yesterday across Northern Ireland in the wake of what happened. We want to make it absolutely clear that to do this in response is not supported by our family, and peaceful protest is only ever the way forward,\u201d the statement said. \u201cWe do not want this terrible tragedy to be used to divide people or fuel hostility \u2014 do not do this in the name of our loved one as we do not share the same values.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alodid entered the United Kingdom in 2023, where he was granted refugee status and was given a five-year permit to live there until 2028, according to CBS News. <\/p>\n

Law enforcement said a motive has not been determined, but that they do not believe it was an act of terrorism, per The Associated Press. <\/p>\n

2 nights of unrest<\/h3>\n

The unrest that followed the attack was in protest against immigration in the country. Videos show masked individuals banging and kicking in doors, public transportation set on fire and vandalism to stores. <\/p>\n

The protests are allegedly targeting migrant homes and setting them ablaze.<\/p>\n

Northern Ireland Secretary of State Hilary Benn said they saw \u201cless disorder in Northern Ireland\u201d on Wednesday due to the help of water cannons deployed against the protesters who were clashing with law enforcement, per BBC. <\/p>\n

He added that he hopes that \u201cpeople are reflecting on the truly shocking scenes we saw on Tuesday night, with people being burnt out of their homes because of the color of their skin.\u201d<\/p>\n

The BBC correspondents for Northern Ireland posted that on the second night, around 200 protesters gathered in a city outside Belfast, where 12 police officers were injured, and 16 people were arrested \u2014 still less \u201cdisorder\u201d than what occurred on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

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A nurse going to work in Dundonald was confronted and chased by masked men, a health trust says.<\/p>\n

Twelve police officers were injured and 16 arrests were made during the second night of trouble in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

Read more: https:\/\/t.co\/u9rlsRCWd6 pic.twitter.com\/QeyjHeb75p<\/p>\n

\u2014 BBC News NI (@BBCNewsNI) June 11, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Mixed responses to the uprising<\/h3>\n

The debate over immigration in Europe is whether the unrest is primarily a reaction to genuine failures in immigration policy or a product of racial scapegoating and online radicalization. Most political leaders have emphasized the latter while others seem to resonate with the former.<\/p>\n

Read more Efforts underway to find unaccompanied migrant children<\/a><\/p>\n

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, for example, said on X, \u201cThere is no justification for the violence and disorder that we saw threatening our communities, nor for those who encouraged it, online or elsewhere.\u201d <\/p>\n

First Minister of Northern Ireland Michelle O\u2019Neill called the the knife attack \u201cheinous and wrong,\u201d but added that the unrests that followed are \u201cattempts to exploit that to target and attack innocent people who are simply trying to live, work and raise their families here,\u201d she said on X. \u201cRacism, intimidation and violence are wrong wherever they occur.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Groups of masked men burning families out of their homes is nothing less than disgusting cowardice.<\/p>\n

This has nothing to do with community.<\/p>\n

This is outright thuggery.<\/p>\n

The attack in North Belfast was heinous and wrong. <\/p>\n

But there are dangerous attempts to exploit that to target\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Michelle O\u2019Neill (@moneillsf) June 9, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

But U.K. Parliament member Nigel Farage said on \u201cThe Jeremy Kyle Breakfast Show\u201d that \u201cimmigration is now a national security issue\u201d in the U.K. and that people in the country believe \u201cdemocracy isn\u2019t working.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cWe have two-tier policing, no matter how much the prime minister denies it. … Don\u2019t treat everybody the same. Treat ethnic minorities with a higher priority than indigenous British people.\u201d A similar sentiment occurred after police footage was released of the death of British college student Henry Nowak. <\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have two-tier policing, no matter how much the Prime Minister denies it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nigel Farage speaking to JK this morning on The Jeremy Kyle Breakfast Show.@jkyleofficial pic.twitter.com\/i2S28A2aoo<\/p>\n

\u2014 Talk (@TalkTV) June 11, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Elon Musk voiced his opinion on the events in Belfast, not buying the idea that social media is feeding an anti-immigration sentiment.<\/p>\n

He posted, \u201cMurderous migrants beheading innocent people in their home town is what\u2019s making people angry, not \u2018social media\u2019!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Murderous migrants beheading innocent people in their home town is what\u2019s making people angry, not \u201csocial media\u201d!<\/p>\n

\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 10, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

U.K. political commentator Paul Embery said citizens are losing their faith in politicians who treat incidents like the Belfast attack as an \u201cisolated incident.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why people are angry,\u201d he said on X. \u201cThey are sick of the platitudes that get trotted out after each fresh incident. They don\u2019t want to hear them anymore. They know that the decisions of establishment politicians have brought us to this current pass, and they don\u2019t trust those same politicians to fix things, especially when some of them refuse to even recognise that the public\u2019s anger is justified.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s the problem. The liberal political class wants us to treat atrocities like Belfast as single, random, isolated incidents. \u201cYes, it\u2019s horrific, but don\u2019t overreact,\u201d they say. \u201cLet the police do their job. Justice will be delivered. Let\u2019s remain united,\u201d and so on. <\/p>\n

But\u2026<\/p>\n

Read more 6 states RSVP \u2018No\u2019 to Great American State Fair<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Paul Embery (@PaulEmbery) June 10, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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