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Suspect arrested in ‘sickening’ Belfast stabbing as attack videos spread online

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Suspect arrested in ‘sickening’ Belfast stabbing as attack videos spread online

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office called for calm on Tuesday after police said they arrested a Sudanese suspect over a stabbing in residential Belfast in Northern Ireland that drew national attention because of graphic videos of the attack online. Police said the victim was taken to the hospital with serious woun

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office called for calm on Tuesday after police said they arrested a Sudanese suspect over a stabbing in residential Belfast in Northern Ireland that drew national attention because of graphic videos of the attack online. Police said the victim was taken to the hospital with serious woun

Police said the victim, a man in his 40s, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries to his eyes, face and back late Monday. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office called for calm on Tuesday after police said they arrested a Sudanese suspect over a stabbing in residential Belfast in Northern Ireland that drew national attention because of graphic videos of the attack online.

Global News Canada reported the story as "Belfast stabbing suspect arrested, Starmer urges calm after 'brutal' attack." The Independent reported the story as "Police arrest a Sudanese suspect in a Belfast stabbing as Starmer calls for calm." South China Morning Post reported the story as "Suspect arrested in ‘sickening’ Belfast stabbing as attack videos spread online."

3 sources have covered this story, including Global News Canada, South China Morning Post and The Independent. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 3 hours ago.

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