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What are those people saying to you?

Is there anything about the context of Northern Ireland and the way that people mobilised last night different to the protests we saw in pockets of the UK?

And meanwhile, Stephen Ogilvie's family have called for calm.

They've issued this statement stressing the deeply valuable contribution that migrants make.

And yet, given the current political climate, it is unsurprising that the focus of debate is again on immigration and that this shocking act of violence is being used by some to justify hostility against all minorities.

Rory, how do you assess what's actually behind the anger, resentment and violence that was just triggered last night?

And how much of that feeling is based on any sort of reality of facts when it comes to housing, when it comes to jobs, when it actually comes to the economic conditions?

And that language is really strong online, isn't it?

And I'm thinking about Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson furiously posting, claiming that only by protesting repeatedly and loudly will there be any change.

Meanwhile, John Boucher, chief constable of Northern Ireland's police, has urged people not to be fooled or duped into a trap by people online inciting awful behaviour.

But how much of what you're seeing on social media is a real worry to what's happening offline?

And meanwhile, you know, the Prime Minister issued a statement this morning and he said there is no justification for the violence and disorder that we saw threatening our communities, nor for those who encouraged it online or elsewhere.

It is clear that people were targeted last night because of their background and I will not tolerate it.

And in a similar way to what he said after the Southport attacks, those responsible will feel the full force of the law.

Rory, how effective do you think that will be in calming things down?

Rory, thank you so much for your time.

That's it for today.

My thanks to Rory Carroll, the Guardian's island correspondent.

You can keep up with all of Rory's reporting and live coverage of this story over at theguardian.com.

Thanks for listening to this episode of The Latest.