Twelve police officers were injured and 16 arrests were made in the second night of unrest in
were made in the second night of unrest in Northern Ireland following the Belfast knife attack, Hilary Benn has said.Northern Ireland following the Belfast knife attack, Hilary Benn has said.The Northern Ireland Secre said he was “glad to say that last night there was less disorder than we witnessed on Tuesday night”, as he was “glad the to say that last night there was less disorder than we assault which left the victim in hospital. left the victim in hospital.-clad rioters in Co Antrim on Wednesday evening.A Department for Infrastructure vehicle was left in flames as rioters confronted police near the Sandyknowes roundabout in Newtownabbey to the north west of Belfast.Footage showed dozens of men dressed all in black and wearing face coverings gathering on Antrim Road, where they could be seen tearing bricks from properties and smashing paving stones with sledgehammers to create projectiles to throw at police.Rioters attempted to set fire to a derelict property near a petrol station in Newtownabbey, with some throwing petrol bombs at police lines.They could also be seen taking wheelie bins from outside homes and lighting fires in them.In Londonderry, police reported items having been set alight on the Ardmore Road.
The family of the victim S Hilary Benntephen Ogilvie said they were “disgusted” by the disorder.
In response to a second night of disorder, Mr Benn told LBC Radio: “Thugs burning people out of their homes because of the colour of their skin.
“This is not what Northern Ireland is about.”
He added: “Most importantly, the family of Stephen Ogilvie, who was so brutally attacked on Monday night, have said that they don’t want to see this.”
Hadi Alodid, 30, appeared in court on Wednesday, charged with attempted murder over Monday’s knife attack in which Mr Ogilvie lost an eye.
The reaction to the incident saw mobs set homes, a bus and cars on fire in Belfast on Tuesday, with people targeted based on their race.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) appealed for assistance in identifying individuals in images connected to Tuesday night’s disorder.
The force also urged those in the pictures to come forward to police.
