Belfast protests descend into chaos following vicious knife attack

You can see smoke and fires still on the streets of Northern Ireland's capital.This follows the vicious stabbing of a man earlier by a Sudanese migrant who came to Northern Ireland in 2023 and was granted a five -year visa.He was dragged off the man by locals who were praised for their bravery by police.

He has been arrested, the alleged attacker, and We know that authorities are appealing for calm as tensions rise.This follows the stabbing of Southampton University student Henry Novak by a British Sikh man and has led to a huge debate in British politics about migration following the rise of Nigel Farage's Reform Party.Of course, his central policy is to crack down on illegal migrants.And there has been accusations of xenophobia and racism attached to that campaign by UK Prime Minister Steve Keir Starmer, who is under massive pressure to do more.And scenes like this on the streets of Belfast, famous for violence back in the days of Irish republicanism, are not going to help his cause one bit.We'll continue to monitor that situation throughout the morning here on Sky News.