• 3 months ago
Migrants in shock at Belfast racist attacks while locals rally in support

Migrants in Belfast are in shock over racist attacks on foreign-owned shops and businesses on August 3. Several shops were torched while windows were broken at others. Local people have rallied in support with thousands taking part in an anti-racism march and demonstration in Belfast city center.

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00:00This is the first time I've ever seen a plane take off from a runway in the middle of the airport.
00:05It's a bit of a surprise to see a plane take off from a runway in the middle of the airport.
00:10It's a bit of a surprise to see a plane take off from a runway in the middle of the airport.
00:15It's a bit of a surprise to see a plane take off from a runway in the middle of the airport.
00:20It's a bit of a surprise to see a plane take off from a runway in the middle of the airport.
00:25It's a bit of a surprise to see a plane take off from a runway in the middle of the airport.
00:30It's a bit of a surprise to see a plane take off from a runway in the middle of the airport.
00:35It's a bit of a surprise to see a plane take off from a runway in the middle of the airport.
00:40It's a bit of a surprise to see a plane take off from a runway in the middle of the airport.
00:45It's a bit of a surprise to see a plane take off from a runway in the middle of the airport.
00:50It's a bit of a surprise to see a plane take off from a runway in the middle of the airport.
00:55It's a bit of a surprise to see a plane take off from a runway in the middle of the airport.
01:00It's a bit of a surprise to see a plane take off from a runway in the middle of the airport.
01:05It's a bit of a surprise to see a plane take off from a runway in the middle of the airport.
01:10It's a bit of a surprise to see a plane take off from a runway in the middle of the airport.
01:16See him struggle, see him fight.
01:32They burned every single thing.
01:34I stand there, do you know what I have to do?
01:39Should I laugh, cry, smile?
01:43There are no words that can describe all of those attacks.
01:47A lot of hostility was against the Muslim community.
01:52And for what? For nothing.
01:55Nothing.
01:57I was just standing there with the honour, staring at the flames eating our shop.
02:05Nothing left at all.
02:09I don't know what's going to happen next, to be honest with you.
02:14We're like, totally, totally scared.
02:21And at the same time, we're feeling nervous.
02:29People ask us, like, are you going to open it?
02:33Or are you going to rebuild your shop again?
02:36My question to them is, are we able to do that today?
02:41If I can reopen the shop, it's going to be just because of those people outside,
02:45who came today and showed us their support.
02:4915,000 people today were here in Belfast.
02:53So if we can reopen again, it's going to be not because of anyone else,
02:57it's because of those people who came today and showed us all of the support.
03:01The public is nice, I trust the government as well.
03:06They like the public.
03:10This street is always Turkish supermarket, Turkish cafe, Turkish restaurant, kebab shop.
03:18Shisha cafe is very popular.
03:21This street is very popular.
03:25Always nervous, nervous problem is before nervous problem.
03:29Last week, what happened? Crazy.
03:33Yeah, we wanted to organize the rally today to give the people of Belfast a chance
03:37to come out onto the streets, to show that Belfast is a welcoming city.
03:41It's a city that says no to racism, it's a city that says no to fascism,
03:44it's a city that says no to Islamophobia or anti-Semitism or misogyny.
03:49Yeah, what happened in Belfast last week was extremely shocking for the community.
03:53We are a city who, like the rest of the world, is facing a cost of living crisis.
03:57We appreciate that there are people with concerns in the community
04:01who are feeling the credit crunch, who are paying more and more for less and less.
04:05But their anger and their frustration is misdirected.
04:09This is not caused by people coming to our community for a happier, safer life for their families.
04:15This is caused by governments at the top, their messages of austerity,
04:19the deprivation in our communities.
04:21We need to redirect our anger where it belongs to our governments
04:25and ask them to redress the problems that we have.
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