'Violence in Belfast' and Trump's 'war words'

News imageThe headline on the front page of the Guardian reads: "Violence erupts in Belfast after protests over stabbing attack."
Reports of violence on the streets of Belfast following Monday's knife attack dominate Wednesday's papers. The Guardian reports that crowds burned vehicles and blocked roads in and around the city. On its front page is a photo of a bus set ablaze by protesters in the city centre. A 30-year-old Sudanese man has been charged with attempted murder after Monday's attack.
News imageThe headline on the front page of the i Paper reads: "Police plead for calm after knife attack as far-right push for protests across Britain."
Police and politicians are calling for calm, the i Paper reports, noting that there are fears of further disorder across cities in the UK.
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Independent reads: "Plea for calm after 'sickening' Belfast street knife attack."
Similarly, the Independent quotes Northern Ireland 's police chief as saying now is "not a time for protest".
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Times reads: "Refugee charged with 'medieval' knife attack."
The Times reports that the suspect was granted asylum in 2023 after he fled Sudan. Chief Constable Jon Boutcher said there was "no trace" of him on any of the national security databases and he was not known to police, the paper says.
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Daily Telegraph reads: "Beheading suspect entered UK via asylum loophole."
The suspect is believed to have travelled from Sudan to Paris and then to Dublin, before taking a bus to Belfast in February 2023, the Daily Telegraph reports. The paper adds that the suspect's arrival in the UK is "likely to prompt criticism of European countries, particularly France, over policing of their borders".
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Daily Mail reads: "Sudanese knife attack suspect got asylum after taking back door to UK."
"Broken border crisis" is the view of the Daily Mail, which writes that the attack raises new questions over what it describes as a "gaping backdoor" to the UK.
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Daily Express reads: "The very best of humanity."
The Daily Express describes the actions of three residents who rushed to help the victim as "the very best of humanity". The paper's front page pictures one of the "heroes" wielding a stick at the suspect.
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Sun reads: "Evil in his eyes."
The Sun also features an image of the "hero passer-by" who helped fend off the suspect.
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Financial Times reads: "War words: Trump says US must 'respond' to Iran's downing of Apache over Hormuz strait."
The Financial Times shifts its focus to the Iran war and President Donald Trump's vow to respond to the downing of an American helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz, which the US military said was hit by an Iranian drone on Monday.
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Metro reads: "Historic day for victims terrified by train pests."
Metro leads with a first-of-its-kind sex-based harassment prosecution. David Stroud grabbed a woman's hair and asked if he could kiss her on an evening train to London from Hastings, East Sussex. He was arrested two days after a new law banning harassment motivated by a person's sex came into force on 1 April.
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Daily Mirror reads: "Refused entry."
In World Cup news, the Daily Mirror says the football community is furious after a referee from Somalia was barred from entering the US after an "11-hour interrogation" at Miami airport. Omar Artan said he had a visa and that he was not given a reason for being denied entry.
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Daily Star reads: "Shirty tricks."
And the Daily Star reports that fake football shirts are "flooding" into the UK ahead of the tournament.
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