A wave of anti-immigrant violence erupted across Belfast after a knife attack Monday night.

British far-right activists are capitalizing on this attack, using social media to circulate videos of a man, believed to be a Sudanese asylum seeker, wielding a knife over a man.

ISD’s Sid Venkataramakrishnan spoke to The Guardian about the far right’s seizing of this opportunity to promote their anti-migrant beliefs.

“It is entirely unsurprising that we’re seeing transnational far-right actors leaping in to exploit the attack, just as we saw with previous tragedies such as the murder of Henry Nowak and the Southport stabbings.” Sid said. “Boosting these signals across platforms ranging from X to Telegram helps international accounts support compatriots abroad. It also provides grist for the mill among their own supporters.”

Read the full article on The Guardian.