Nosheen Iqbal

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From The Guardian's Today In Focus, this is The Latest.

I'm Nosheen Iqbal.

Rory Carroll, you're The Guardian's island correspondent, and you've been reporting from Northern Ireland where we saw violence erupt on the streets of Belfast last night in response to this horrific knife attack on Monday evening.

The suspect, a 30-year-old Sudanese man, Hadi Al-Odeed, has been arrested and charged with attempted murder.

The victim, Stephen Ogilvie, has lost his left eye and remains in hospital.

I will say at the top that we're not going to be discussing the attack itself.

There are reporting restrictions in place to prevent prejudice and criminal proceedings.

Needless to say, a graphic video has been shared online and people took to the streets in rage.

Rory, you were out in the city last night.

Can you tell me what you saw?

Well, Rory, you've reported on waves of violence against immigrants in Ireland and Northern Ireland in recent years, from the sustained attack on Deliveroo drivers in 2023, the riots that were triggered by the Southport attack in 2024, and what we saw in Ballymena last year against the Roma community.

Would you say it's typically the same minority of people behind the unrest?

Why is that?

And you mentioned the families, the women with their kids.

Is that unusual?

Do you think that was quite distinctive last night in a way that you haven't seen before?

Rory, you spoke to members of Belfast Sudanese community, but what happened last night seems to be affecting anyone essentially who isn't white.

People's, as you say, houses have been set on fire, businesses attacked.