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2026 Northern Ireland riots

On 9 June 2026, riots broke out across Belfast following a stabbing attack allegedly committed by an African man the previous evening. Further protests were reported across Northern Ireland and in Glasgow and Edinburgh in Scotland, as well as Southampton in England. Southampton had also seen unrelated rioting during the previous week, following the…

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Location
Various places around Northern Ireland and Scotland, particularly Belfast
Caused by
Response to a stabbing; Anti-immigration sentiment
Date
9–11 June 2026
Methods
Rioting · protest · vandalism · arson

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Belfast knife attack

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Riots

Counter-protests

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2026 Northern Ireland riots

Nodes114
Edges113
Triples7
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017544
Components1

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2026 Northern Ireland riots

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Methods · 4
2026 Northern Ireland riots → arson, protest, Rioting, vandalism
Caused by · 1
2026 Northern Ireland riots → Response to a stabbing; Anti-immigration sentiment
Date · 1
2026 Northern Ireland riots → 9–11 June 2026
Location · 1
2026 Northern Ireland riots → Various places around Northern Ireland and Scotland, particularly Belfast

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2026 Northern Ireland riotsCaused byResponse to a stabbing; Anti-immigration sentiment1.00infobox
2026 Northern Ireland riotsDate9–11 June 20261.00infobox
2026 Northern Ireland riotsLocationVarious places around Northern Ireland and Scotland, particularly Belfast1.00infobox
2026 Northern Ireland riotsMethodsRioting1.00infobox
2026 Northern Ireland riotsMethodsprotest1.00infobox
2026 Northern Ireland riotsMethodsvandalism1.00infobox
2026 Northern Ireland riotsMethodsarson1.00infobox

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