What we know about Belfast attack and disorder

Violence has broken out across Belfast with homes and vehicles set on fire following a knife attack in the north of the city on Monday night.

A man is in hospital with serious wounds after the attack, and a 30-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder.

Hadi Alodid, who is Sudanese, was arrested at the scene and appeared in court on Wednesday. He was remanded into custody.

Politicians and police have called for calm after people took to the streets across the city, with some reporting that residents were targeted based on their skin colour.

Emergency services were called to the Kinnaird Avenue area in north Belfast on Monday night following a knife attack.

Police were at the scene within minutes and a man believed to be Sudanese was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

Video circulating online shows a number of people, including one wielding a hurling stick, confronting the apparent attacker until the police arrived.

A man injured in the attack, aged in his 40s, has been named as Stephen Ogilvy. He is in hospital where his condition is described as serious.

Police said Ogilvy had slash wounds to his back and face, and eye injuries. The force recovered what it believed to be a kitchen knife at the scene.

PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson said those who intervened were "heroic" and had "saved the life" of the victim.

He added: "I want to reassure the local community that we are treating this attack with the utmost seriousness."

Ogilvy is in hospital with "serious injuries to his eyes and slash-wound injuries to his back and face", police said.

He lost his left eye in the attack, Belfast Magistrates' Court heard on Wednesday.

Henderson said that detectives and specialist officers were supporting the victim and his family "at this difficult time".

In a statement, Ogilvy's family said the unrest is "not welcome", adding that they do not want this "terrible tragedy to be used to divide people or fuel hostility".

They said: "We have many migrants who make a deeply valuable contribution to our country, including in our healthcare system and hospitality sector and we depend on them to make our country work."

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Hilary Benn repeated the police appeal not to share footage of the attack out of respect for the victim and his family, while speaking in the House of Commons on Tuesday.

The suspect, 30-year-old Hadi Alodid, lives in Duncairn Avenue in north Belfast.

Alodid has been charged with attempted murder, possession of an article with blade or point in a public place and threats to k