U.K. leaders call for calm as protests break out after Belfast street stabbing

U.K. leaders called for calm Tuesday after the arrest of a Sudanese man accused of trying to kill a man in a vicious stabbing on a Belfast street sparked fiery anti-immigration protests because the suspect is an asylum-seeker.

U.K. leaders call for calm as protests break out after Belfast street stabbing

TL;DR

  • A Sudanese man was arrested in Belfast for a stabbing.
  • The suspect is an asylum-seeker.
  • The arrest triggered anti-immigration protests.
  • U.K. leaders have urged for calm.