By GB News (World News) | Created at 2026-06-09 19:42:43 | Updated at 2026-06-12 14:13:22
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A bus has been set on fire in Belfast as hundreds gathered to stage a protest after a Sudanese migrant was charged with attempted murder.
More than 200 masked men and youths broke off from a main gathering in Cloughfern before setting the vehicle alight.
GB News understands the Glider bus had been hijacked before the fire broke out.
A wheelie bin was also set on fire during the protest staged on Newtownards Road.
Metro and Glider bus services have now been suspended until further notice.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland deployed its Tactical Support Group units and arranged for a helicopter to oversee the response following reports of demonstrations across Ulster tonight.
The force's response comes after thousands of protesters gathered across Northern Ireland following reports of a suspected knife attack in Belfast last night.
Protesters assembled in other corners of the province, including Antrim and Larne.
A separate protest took place in Southampton, where demonstrations took place last week following the murder of 18-year-old finance student Henry Nowak.
A Sudanese asylum seeker, 30, was charged earlier today with attempted murder.
He entered Northern Ireland by crossing the Irish border in 2023.
The Home Office subsequently approved his asylum claim and granted him leave to remain in the UK until 2028.
