@npr: Protests erupted in Northern Ireland yesterday after graphic footage of a stabbing attack in the capital, Belfast, was shared widely online. A Sudanese man has been charged with attempted murder following the attack. Right-wing commentators and online critics, including billionaire Elon Musk, posted about the attack and called for protests hours before the violence erupted, with riots forcing some to flee their homes.   Politicians called for calm after a video of the attack circulated on social media. Northern Ireland’s first minister, Michelle O’Neill, said that “groups of masked men” were “burning families out of their homes” and called it, “outright thuggery.” And she warned that there were “dangerous attempts” to exploit the stabbing attack.   Check out NPR News Now wherever you listen to podcasts for more of today’s news.

Shaz🇦🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌍 All :

What’s Elon got to do with this!???

Angelica Handmade :

Elon Musk should be banned from ever entering into Ireland. The Irish government should ban him from their country.

Sara :

there is misinformation here

carmudgin :

elon musk is a fcking virus.

Cruel Jessica :

Northern Ireland… You mean British people that like to pretend their Irish

Kara Baquer :

Why tf is anyone listening to the literal Nazi, Elon Musk 🙄

Fashion_Queen_21 :

JESUS SAID: LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED YOU… 🙏✝️🙏

user4096458405876 :

NORTH OF IRELAND

Karena or kvsmiley81 :

I don't understand the protest? Can someone educate me?

tror :

Its queer to here Elon musk calling for protest against immigration, when he himself is an immigrant.

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Belfast, Ireland

Debra :

E tu Northern Ireland ?

user293629418605 :

What has Elon musk do?? What is he trying to cover up??

broccoli_dawg_official :

CDS :

user9907101721782 :

Racism is destroying the world in so many ways. Blaming entire groups of people for the actions of 1 is disgusting!!

The Caffeinated Communicator :

Is the US claiming Musk?

AutumnGirl55 :

nobody should be listening to any billionaires.

Trishtwish88 :

Elon doesn’t even live there! He needs to mind his own damn business

Sara :

my comments about misinformation from our government and our media keep getting deleted and how they are sharing some footage of riots that happened a year ago in ballymena not in Belfast and are not sharing the full story of what's really happening here we are being silence

Tyler :

This is a pogrom, not a protest.

pudgypuffl3 :

Funny I’ve seen no mention of this on the news

Syllogistic_Genius :

The fatigue is international…