About this episode
The episode discusses the recent violence in Belfast following a knife attack and the police response to the unrest.
Today, extra police are brought into Belfast and public transport is closing early, after a night of violence. The violence erupted after a knife attack in the city on Monday. The suspect has appeared in court charged with attempted murder, threatening to kill an NHS radiographer, and possession of a knife. Hadi Alodid, 30, was remanded in custody for four weeks and is due to re-appear in court via video-link in July. The family of Stephen Ogilvy, the victim in Monday night's knife attack in Belfast, say "unrest is not welcome, and peaceful protest is the only way forward”. Meanwhile the Chief Constable of the PSNI has sworn to prosecute those involved in spreading misinformation online. Adam and Chris are joined Ciarán Dunbar, BelTel podcast presenter, to discuss. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord Get in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs…
People in this episode
Host: Adam Fleming
Guest: Ciarán Dunbar
Topics covered
- Belfast violence
- knife attack
- public safety
- police response
- misinformation
- peaceful protest
Keywords
- Belfast
- violence
- knife attack
- police
- misinformation
- peaceful protest
- court
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: PSNI
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