Man in hospital after suspected hate crime attack in Belfast
by Josh Halliday and Mark Brown from World news | The Guardian on (#6PS14)
Attack came on second night of disorder in city as dozens of people appear in courts across England charged with offences linked to riots
A man is in a serious condition after being attacked in a suspected hate crime in Belfast, police have said, as others were arrested and charged with race-related offences for the first time since the riots began in England and Northern Ireland last week.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said the man, in his 50s, was in hospital after attackers allegedly stamped on his head as onlookers tried to shield him from attack.
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