Further unrest in NI as victim's family calls for calm

Updated / Thursday, Rioters set fire to wheelie bins and removed a garden fence to use as a shield against a police water cannon on Antrim Road, at the Sandyknowes roundabout in Newtownabbey Northern Ireland saw a second night of unrest with police using water cannon on rioters, as the Belfast stabbing attack victim's family said they were "disgusted" . Police were pelted with bricks and petrol bombs by balaclava-clad rioters in Co Antrim yesterday evening in the latest disorder following the Belfast knife attack on Monday. A Department for Infrastructure vehicle was left in flames as rioters confronted police near the Sandyknowes roundabout in Newtownabbey to the north west of Belfast. Footage showed dozens of men dressed all in black and wearing face coverings gathering on Antrim Road, where they could be seen tearing bricks from properties and smashing paving stones with sledgehammers to create projectiles to throw at police. Watch: Crowds bring traffic to standstill at Belfast's Sandy Knowes roundabout Two police water cannons positioned near Sandyknowes were fired towards demonstrators. Around 200 people had gathered in the area. People attempted to set fire to a derelict property near a petrol station in Newtownabbey, with some throwing petrol bombs at police lines. They could also be seen taking wheelie bins from outside homes and lighting fires in them. In Derry, police reported items having been set alight on the Ardmore Road. Public transport was suspended and some schools closed early in Northern Ireland yesterday amid fears of a second night of violence. Hadi Alodid, 30, appeared in court on Wednesday, charged with attempted murder over Monday's knife attack in which the victim, Stephen Ogilvie, lost an eye. Mr Ogilvie, who is aged in his 40s, is in a stable condition in hospital in Belfast, his family said. It is understood he is in an induced coma. Police fire a water cannon towards rioters on Antrim Road Mr Ogilvie's family urged people to stop sharing "false information on social media" about the attack, adding that they were left "feeling disgusted" . British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to "crack down on anyone who is fuelling this division". Stephen Ogilvie's family said they 'do not want this terrible tragedy to be used to divide people' Burnt-out cars and homes after disorder in east Belfast Social media platform X is among those to have been contacted . Mr Alodid appeared before Belfast Magistrates' Court yesterday morning, charged with the attempted murder of Mr Ogilvie, with threats to kill an NHS radiographer and with possession of a knife.