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How Belfast knife attack became the latest far-right âtrigger eventâ
Published 9 June 2026 ¡ europe
The rapid spread of footage shows how social media is pivotal in enabling far-right agitators to mobilise internationally Filmed at about 10.30pm on Monday night
The rapid spread of footage shows how social media is pivotal in enabling far-right agitators to mobilise internationally Filmed at about 10.30pm on Monday night on a Belfast street, bystanders captured the moment when a man, believed to be a Sudanese asylum seeker, wielded a knife over another man he had pinned to the ground. By Tuesday, the clip had become the latest transnational âtrigger eventâ â in the mould of the Southport killings and the case of the murdered 18-year-old student Henry Nowak â as far-right activists from Britain and beyond seized on it. Continue reading...
Published: June 10, 2026 ⢠12:27 AM IST ¡ Updated: June 10, 2026 ⢠4:40 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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The rapid spread of footage shows how social media is pivotal in enabling far-right agitators to mobilise internationally Filmed at about 10.30pm on Monday night on a Belfast street, bystanders captured the moment when a man, believed to be a Sudanese asylum seeker, wielded a knife over another man he had pinned to the ground.
By Tuesday, the clip had become the latest transnational âtrigger eventâ â in the mould of the Southport killings and the case of the murdered 18-year-old student Henry Nowak â as far-right activists from Britain and beyond seized on it.
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