LONDON ¨C After watching images of masked groups rampaging through the streets of Belfast ¡ª some targeting the homes and businesses of those believed to be immigrants ¡ª members of the city¡¯s ethnic minority communities say they are afraid to leave their homes.
¡°Women and kids are terrified and in shock,¡± said Twasul Mohammed, who came to Northern Ireland from Sudan as a refugee in 2016. ¡°We are keeping our kids at home ¡ª I haven¡¯t sent my kids to school since this has happened.¡±
Violence flared on Tuesday ?following a ?knife attack for which a Sudanese man has been charged with attempted murder. That evening, masked groups moved through parts of Belfast, setting fire to houses and cars and targeting ethnic minorities. Smaller outbreaks of unrest followed on Wednesday, with fears the violence could continue in the coming days.
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