Do not use our tragedy to fuel violence, family of Belfast attack victim say

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The family of the victim of the Belfast knife attack have called for calm after riots erupted across the city.

Stephen Ogilvie is in hospital having lost his left eye in the attack, footage of which was shared widely on social media late on Monday evening and through the day on Tuesday.

Hadi Alodid, a 30-year-old Sudanese man, appeared at Belfast magistrates court on Wednesday charged with attempting to murder Ogilvie, threatening to kill an NHS radiographer on the same day, and possessing a knife.

Crowds including masked men burned vehicles and houses and blocked roads in and around Belfast on Tuesday night,

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