Heartbroken supermarket manager clears burnt-out store after violence in Belfast

A heartbroken supermarket manager said his store was reduced to ashes following violent disorder in Belfast on Saturday, 3 August.

Bashir said Muslim businesses were deliberately targeted during attacks which which followed anti-immigration protests in the city.

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said it had attended a shop and a cafe on fire on the Donegall Road on Saturday night. It said the cause of both fires had been determined as deliberate.

Bashir was visibly emotional as he described how he could not sleep on Saturday night during the unrest.

“There is no message for people like this,” he added.