{"id":21683,"date":"2026-06-11T15:36:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/ugly-scenes-on-belfast-streets-tap-into-simmering-rage-of-a-fed-up-public\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T15:36:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:36:23","slug":"ugly-scenes-on-belfast-streets-tap-into-simmering-rage-of-a-fed-up-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/ugly-scenes-on-belfast-streets-tap-into-simmering-rage-of-a-fed-up-public\/","title":{"rendered":"Ugly scenes on Belfast streets tap into simmering rage of a fed-up public"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-testid=\"ad-sticky-container\" class=\"sc-37562b78-0 iLENDS\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 evuabm adWrapper noPrint sc-1c01c11e-0 jLbRED\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fNDZoQ\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 hjlPcO\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 hPBdKJ\" readability=\"4.5138888888889\">\n<div readability=\"5.5555555555556\">\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 hxoHkT\"><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 gjmXPs\"><time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-06-11T11:55:54+10:00\">June 11, 2026<!-- --> &mdash; 11:55am<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-0 efdRpd noPrint\" data-testid=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-1 iddmiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga\" readability=\"6.3137254901961\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 kmQlMe\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 TUyao\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 gaKrMl\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 kskMyR sc-d1b14060-3 cpmcTK\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Set font size to normal\" aria-pressed=\"true\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 yiNod\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to larger\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqtnv\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to very large\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqrHP\">A<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<aside class=\"sc-6f94ac39-6 esmrVF\"><\/aside>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"23\">\n<p><strong>Belfast:<\/strong> The protester points at me as he strides towards the battle lines on the second night of unrest on the streets in and around Belfast.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Put that phone away,&rdquo; he yells. Then he walks on with a handful of other men to confront a line of police at the end of the street.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>I know why he is nervous about the photographs and video I am taking of the crowd facing the police, who are using riot shields, armoured vehicles and water cannons to gradually take control of the street.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.415%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/7f73b482ac8af3a192a7caabc6c74dc034657fbf, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.415%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/7f73b482ac8af3a192a7caabc6c74dc034657fbf 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.415%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/7f73b482ac8af3a192a7caabc6c74dc034657fbf, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.415%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/7f73b482ac8af3a192a7caabc6c74dc034657fbf 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police attempt to disperse protesters near Newtownabbey, in Belfast.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.415,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/7f73b482ac8af3a192a7caabc6c74dc034657fbf\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.415%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/7f73b482ac8af3a192a7caabc6c74dc034657fbf, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.415%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/7f73b482ac8af3a192a7caabc6c74dc034657fbf 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Police attempt to disperse protesters near Newtownabbey, in Belfast.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP Photo\/Peter Morrison<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Every image carries a risk in this clash between authorities and agitators over migration. The protesters are setting up confrontations that guarantee media attention and galvanise supporters, but the police are watching every move.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"20.211139896373\">\n<p>The police may not arrest a protester in the thick of the action, but they can do so the following day after identifying people using public images of the gatherings.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 emyPyO\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.092%2C$multiply_0.6032%2C$ratio_1%2C$width_378%2C$x_85%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/fdadafd7622a0fd8604053bf1a26ce1c6c8806eb00ec18ed10971e1a0261a80c, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.092%2C$multiply_1.2063%2C$ratio_1%2C$width_378%2C$x_85%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/fdadafd7622a0fd8604053bf1a26ce1c6c8806eb00ec18ed10971e1a0261a80c 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.092%2C$multiply_0.8095%2C$ratio_1%2C$width_378%2C$x_85%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/fdadafd7622a0fd8604053bf1a26ce1c6c8806eb00ec18ed10971e1a0261a80c, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.092%2C$multiply_1.619%2C$ratio_1%2C$width_378%2C$x_85%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/fdadafd7622a0fd8604053bf1a26ce1c6c8806eb00ec18ed10971e1a0261a80c 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Danny Tommo, a Trump supporter and right-wing activist.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.092,%24multiply_0.7407,%24ratio_1,%24width_378,%24x_85,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/fdadafd7622a0fd8604053bf1a26ce1c6c8806eb00ec18ed10971e1a0261a80c\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.092%2C$multiply_0.7407%2C$ratio_1%2C$width_378%2C$x_85%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/fdadafd7622a0fd8604053bf1a26ce1c6c8806eb00ec18ed10971e1a0261a80c, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.092%2C$multiply_1.4815%2C$ratio_1%2C$width_378%2C$x_85%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/fdadafd7622a0fd8604053bf1a26ce1c6c8806eb00ec18ed10971e1a0261a80c 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 jvMZxu\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Danny Tommo, a Trump supporter and right-wing activist.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">David Crowe<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The leaders of this anti-immigrant movement are alive to the risk. &ldquo;Do not publish any footage showing the faces of [Northern Ireland] patriots!&rdquo; said one of them, Danny Tommo, on the eve of this protest. &ldquo;Have we learned nothing from this week?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>This captures the two sides of the revolt. The protests are orchestrated by populist and far-right professionals who know how to reach huge audiences online.<\/p>\n<p>But they are powered by local residents who are fed up with their political leaders and believe migration must be cut or stopped.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"26\">\n<p>Most of the news coverage of these protests highlights the frontline troops &ndash; the young men wearing balaclavas to avoid identification. Behind them, however, is a larger gathering of local people who support the cause without going so far as to throw projectiles at police.<\/p>\n<p>This was certainly the case on Wednesday night on the streets of Glengormley and Newtownabbey, where hundreds of people tried to march on a local hotel housing asylum seekers.<\/p>\n<p>The police prevailed, this time at least; the crowd never reached the hotel. The protest was not as explosive as the riots the previous night. But the unrest can flare up again at any time.<\/p>\n<p>For some of the community, this sort of protest is a way of life. In parts of Belfast, children have been raised to distrust outsiders and confront the police. The young men in their black masks know how to set fire to a bin, place it next to a bus and turn the bus into a bonfire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"36\">\n<p>Because most of the recent protests have taken place in the loyalist parts of the city, where the Union Jack flies in the streets, there is an overwhelming sense that the agitators are from the protestant, unionist community.<\/p>\n<p>But some believe that Catholic nationalists are joining the outcry against migration. The two sides of the Northern Ireland community, which have warred with each other for so long, now have at least one common cause in their anxiety about asylum seekers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.51%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/dddfdbc8f6c988718eff94f4da870a1dfa6d7c687644909ba4ba9d6e68786d37, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.51%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/dddfdbc8f6c988718eff94f4da870a1dfa6d7c687644909ba4ba9d6e68786d37 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.51%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/dddfdbc8f6c988718eff94f4da870a1dfa6d7c687644909ba4ba9d6e68786d37, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.51%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/dddfdbc8f6c988718eff94f4da870a1dfa6d7c687644909ba4ba9d6e68786d37 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Protests in Belfast turned violent in reaction to a knife attack that took place on Monday night which left a male victim in his 40s with serious injuries.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.51,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/dddfdbc8f6c988718eff94f4da870a1dfa6d7c687644909ba4ba9d6e68786d37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.51%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/dddfdbc8f6c988718eff94f4da870a1dfa6d7c687644909ba4ba9d6e68786d37, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.51%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/dddfdbc8f6c988718eff94f4da870a1dfa6d7c687644909ba4ba9d6e68786d37 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Protests in Belfast turned violent in reaction to a knife attack that took place on Monday night which left a male victim in his 40s with serious injuries.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Agencies<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many locals are fearful about what happens next. They cannot be sure if or when there will be another riot like Tuesday&rsquo;s, when migrant families were forced out of their homes. On Wednesday, rumours of a daytime protest led to shops closing, public transport being suspended, and schools finishing early so families could go home and stay there.<\/p>\n<p>At a pub in the Holyland district of Belfast, where the streets are named after biblical sites such as Jerusalem and Palestine, I meet two students who are discussing one of the rumours spreading online. It is a disturbing claim of a &ldquo;hit list&rdquo; of homes, with precise addresses, that will be targeted because they house migrants. Nobody can be sure if this is fake news or a serious threat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"23.7041015625\">\n<p>One of the students, Aoife Harvey, 22, understands the anger in the community. She is horrified by Monday night&rsquo;s knife attack that set off the riots. Police have charged Sudanese asylum seeker Hadi Alodid with attempted murder over what has been described as an attempted beheading. But Harvey is dismayed by the violent response from the mobs on the streets.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.132%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_31\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/b992b70b1f6f4f5e54de2d02042c2974039dd5a4ecf8c04af0567c930f98d3fe, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.132%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_31\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/b992b70b1f6f4f5e54de2d02042c2974039dd5a4ecf8c04af0567c930f98d3fe 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.132%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_31\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/b992b70b1f6f4f5e54de2d02042c2974039dd5a4ecf8c04af0567c930f98d3fe, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.132%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_31\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/b992b70b1f6f4f5e54de2d02042c2974039dd5a4ecf8c04af0567c930f98d3fe 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Belfast students Philip McCauley and Aoife Harvey in the Holyland district of the city on Wednesday, June 10.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.132,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_31\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/b992b70b1f6f4f5e54de2d02042c2974039dd5a4ecf8c04af0567c930f98d3fe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.132%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_31\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/b992b70b1f6f4f5e54de2d02042c2974039dd5a4ecf8c04af0567c930f98d3fe, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.132%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_31\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/b992b70b1f6f4f5e54de2d02042c2974039dd5a4ecf8c04af0567c930f98d3fe 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Belfast students Philip McCauley and Aoife Harvey in the Holyland district of the city on Wednesday, June 10.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">David Crowe<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;People are really angry and really outraged at what happened, which is understandable because it was so brutal,&rdquo; she says.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ noPrint\" data-testid=\"related-story\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.765%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/3890959bb00c8058e4639de14ffc651acf7033111224f70c359ead5d0de438e5, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.765%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/3890959bb00c8058e4639de14ffc651acf7033111224f70c359ead5d0de438e5 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.765%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/3890959bb00c8058e4639de14ffc651acf7033111224f70c359ead5d0de438e5, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.765%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/3890959bb00c8058e4639de14ffc651acf7033111224f70c359ead5d0de438e5 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\" \" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_1.765,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/3890959bb00c8058e4639de14ffc651acf7033111224f70c359ead5d0de438e5\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.765%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/3890959bb00c8058e4639de14ffc651acf7033111224f70c359ead5d0de438e5, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.765%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/3890959bb00c8058e4639de14ffc651acf7033111224f70c359ead5d0de438e5 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&ldquo;But, at the same time, I don&rsquo;t know what the protesters are hoping to achieve. You know, these are the people who are talking about protecting the local community, protecting women and girls. But they&rsquo;re the same people who are burning innocent families out of their houses and destroying shops.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"26.208281053952\">\n<p>The other student, Philip McCauley, 24, draws a parallel with the sectarian violence that has shaped Northern Ireland. After decades of conflict between Catholics and Protestants, some are turning on a new target: the outsiders in the migrant communities.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a pogrom, you know,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;And we have a bit of a precedent for pogroms here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The protests on Wednesday night did not repeat the worst of the previous day&rsquo;s riots, when men in balaclavas set fire to the homes of migrant families. 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