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Belfast on fire

6/11/202632 min

There has been a second night of riots in Belfast following a knife attack in the Northern Irish city on Monday. Yesterday authorities called for calm after vehicles and houses were set alight. As violent anti-immigration protests continue, what’s it like on the ground and what can the government do going forward?

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Guests:

  • Constance Kampfner, northern correspondent, The Times
  • Oliver Wright, policy editor, The Times

Host: Manveen Rana

Producers: Sophie McNulty, Olivia Case, Micaela Arneson.

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Read more: Belfast attack latest

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Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Manveen Rana· Host0:00

    [gentle music] From The Times and The Sunday Times, this is The Story. I'm Manveen Rana. Around 10:30 PM on Monday night on a quiet residential street in North Belfast, locals were shaken by a series of screams and shouting.

  2. Constance Kampfner0:24

    Hurry up.

  3. Jack McKee· Soundbite0:24

    Yeah, he's completely dead. [shouting] No, he's not.

  4. Constance Kampfner0:27

    [shouting] Has he got a knife?

  5. Jack McKee· Soundbite0:31

    Yeah.

  6. Manveen Rana· Host0:31

    Outside under the streetlights, a man could be seen writhing on the ground as an attacker wielding a kitchen knife pinned him down.

  7. Constance Kampfner0:40

    Hurry up.

  8. Manveen Rana· Host0:41

    [shouting] Already bloodied, the man could be heard shouting, "What did I do? Help me," while onlookers unable to tackle the man with the knife were terrified about what might happen next. Then a passerby leapt into action.

  9. Jack McKee· Soundbite1:07

    Quick. Get on him. Get on him. Let him go.

  10. Manveen Rana· Host1:12

    Carrying a hurl, the wooden stick used in the sport hurling, video shows how he runs towards the attacker, hitting him on the head.

  11. Jack McKee· Soundbite1:20

    Yes. Get off! Get off!

  12. Manveen Rana· Host1:23

    Dazed, the attacker drops the knife as others run in

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