Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/1 Next image Previous image Toggle caption Police pass burnt-out cars on a street in Belfast on Friday. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Police pass burnt-out cars on a street in Belfast on Friday. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Number of arrests after riots in Northern Ireland rises to 19 Police call for calm before anti-racist protests in Belfast and Glasgow as MPs warn of failure over online misinformation Police said 19 people, including a 16-year-old boy, had now been arrested after two nights of rioting in Northern Ireland following a knife attack earlier in the week.The violence broke out after far-right activists called for demonstrations in response to the attack, which was captured in a graphic video.Masked men burned vehicles and houses and blocked roads hours after Elon Musk, Tommy Robinson and other agitators encouraged people to take to the streets on Tuesday. On Wednesday, police used plastic bullets and water cannon after crowds attacked police with rocks and petrol bombs.Concerns have been raised about messages encouraging disorder being spread online and forwarded over messaging apps. A committee of MPs on Friday warned that the government had failed to tackle the spread of misinformation online.Chi Onwurah, the chair of the science, innovation and technology committee, said: “Unrest in Belfast shows that the…
Published: June 12, 2026 5:48 pm
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