Northern Ireland police, British politicians appeal for calm after Belfast stabbing attack

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Northern Ireland police said Tuesday they had arrested a man following a "stabbing incident" in Belfast, with graphic online video prompting widespread condemnation and protest calls from UK far-right figures.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said the arrested man was in his 30s, believed to be Somali, and had been detained on suspicion of attempted murder following the "serious assault involving a knife"." width="620" />

A knife attack in Northern Ireland horrified onlookers on Monday night, sending a man to hospital in serious condition and raising tensions in the United Kingdom at a time when questions surrounding immigration and policing have been at the forefront of political discourse.