Darran Marshall – bbc.com
Thousands of people gathered on Saturday at an anti-racism protest in Belfast, after violence erupted across the city this week which saw people’s homes, businesses and vehicles targeted.
The disorder was sparked after footage of a knife attack in north Belfast on Monday night, which left the victim with serious injuries, was shared widely on social media. A man has been charged with attempted murder.
The “Together Against Hate” rally started at about 13:00 at Belfast City Hall.
Police closed a number of roads to facilitate the crowd.
A number of political parties and trade unions were represented in the crowd.
Some in the crowd held up banners saying: “Strike back against racism”, “Refugees welcome” and “Riots don’t speak for Belfast”.
The protest was organised by the group United Against Racism.