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Northern Ireland saw a second night of unrest with police using water cannons on rioters, as the Belfast stabbing attack victim's family said they were "disgusted" by the disorder.
The family said they have been left “feeling disgusted” by the recent disorder as they issue on fresh update on Stephen Ogilvie’s condition
Family of Belfast stabbing victim ‘disgusted’ at scenes of rioting
Police have deployed water cannons on protesters in Co Antrim after they were pelted with bricks in the latest disorder following the Belfast knife attack.
Riot police have deployed water cannons against demonstrators who lit fires and threw projectiles at police to the north of Belfast.
The Government should “stop using X or stop moaning about it” amid criticism of Elon Musk and social media’s role in violence in Belfast, a security expert has said.
Social media platform X is among those to have been contacted by the communications regulator about online content potentially linked to scenes of violence in Belfast.
It follows disorder that flared on Tuesday evening.
The events of Monday and Tuesday nights have led to Northern Ireland being on the lips of journalists and activists across the globe.
A letter from Alan Chambers:
Sinn Féin’s Róis-Máire Donnelly said she was visited by the police on Tuesday night and advised to take extra precautions around her personal security
Police are braced for more violence after “sickening” racist disorder as a Sudanese man was remanded in custody over the Belfast knife attack which triggered the unrest.
Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to “crack down on anyone who is fuelling this division” amid criticism of Elon Musk and social media’s role in the night of violence in Belfast.
The widow of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has hailed the first day of a long-campaigned for public inquiry into his death as “monumental”.
The Belfast stabbing attack victim’s family said unrest is “not welcome”, as public transport in the city shuts early ahead of further anticipated protests.
Burton claimed he walked down to observe the gathering after being alerted to a social media posting by an individual known as ‘Freedom Dad’
"People have called us heroes but to be honest I'd like to think most people would've got stuck in and helped if they could."
"All of our children have a right to be educated and to live free from violence and intimidation," he said.
Stephen Ogilvie lost an eye and suffered other serious injuries following the horror attack in North Belfast
Reports have circulated on social media of further protests across Belfast
