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Police issue update Belfast knife attack

Police issue update Belfast knife attack

They answered pressing questions from the press The Police Service of Northern Ireland have given an update on last night’s brutal attack in Belfast. A man in his 30s, who police initially believed to be Somali, but who has since said he is Sudanese, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. He remains in custody […]

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Keir Starmer issues statement on ‘sickening’ knife attack in Belfast

Keir Starmer issues statement on ‘sickening’ knife attack in Belfast

“The horrific attack in Belfast last night is sickening. “ Prime Minister Keir Starmer has issued a statement on the ‘brutal and shocking’ knife attack in north Belfast. A man in his 30s, who police believe to be Somali, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody following the incident on Kinnaird […]

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Car bomb detonated outside Belfast police station ‘was sent to kill officers’

Car bomb detonated outside Belfast police station ‘was sent to kill officers’

The incident happened late last night An explosive device placed inside a hijacked vehicle which detonated outside a Belfast police station last night “was sent to kill officers”, as per the chair of the Northern Ireland Policing Board. The incident, which took place in Dunmurry (southwest of Belfast city centre), shortly after 22:50 BST, saw […]

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Teenager dies after becoming unwell at Belfast music festival 

Teenager dies after becoming unwell at Belfast music festival

The girl was taken to hospital after feeling unwell at the festival. A teenager has died after becoming unwell at major UK music festival. The girl was attending Emerge Festival in Boucher Playing Fields, Belfast on Sunday night. Police received a report that she felt unwell and was taken to hospital, where she later died. […]

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Portrait of Irish president Michael D Higgins removed from Belfast City Hall

Portrait of Irish president Michael D Higgins removed from Belfast City Hall

Social media posts have shown that the portrait has been removed. The office of the DUP lord mayor of Belfast has removed a portrait of Michael D Higgins. The Lord Mayor of Belfast, Tracy Kelly, was unable to explain why the portrait was removed when she was quizzed about the matter. For more than a […]

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