Protesters in Belfast set a bus on fire on Tuesday (June 9) after police charged a Sudanese man over a knife attack that left one person with serious neck and head wounds.

Footage shows masked youths gathered around the bus as it was set on fire.

Hundreds of anti-immigrant protesters took to the streets of Belfast on Tuesday to condemn the knife attack.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the incident as "sickening" after video of the attack, which took place in north Belfast late on Monday evening, was shared widely on social media.

The incident, which is currently not being treated as terrorism, comes at a time of heightened tensions in Britain following the murder of a student who was handcuffed by police as he lay dying from stab wounds after his killer, a Sikh man, falsely alleged a racist attack.

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BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JUNE 9, 2026) (PA MEDIA – Access all)

1. MASKED PROTESTERS GATHERED AROUND BUS ON FIRE

2. BUS BURNING / PLUMES OF SMOKE RISING ABOVE / EXPLOSION

3. VARIOUS OF BUS BURNING

4. PEOPLE GATHERED AT PROTEST