The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has said it responded to 62 incidents following a night of unrest in Belfast.
In a statement, it said that between 7pm and midnight yesterday its Regional Control Centre “managed 256 calls resulting in attendance at 62 incidents”.
“The majority of these incidents were in the Greater Belfast Area where an additional 21 fire appliances from across Northern Ireland were required to meet demand,” it said.
Some people were forced to flee their homes and multiple cars and homes were set alight in the disorder yesterday which followed Monday’s knife attack in the north of the city.
The 30-year-old accused, who is Sudanese, is also charged with possession of an article with a blade or point in a public place and making threats to kill.
He is due to appear in court later.
A Glider bus was set alight in east Belfast
Following widespread condemnation of the incident, anti-immigration demonstrations took place across Northern Ireland yesterday evening, with a number descending into disorder.
A Glider bus was set alight in east Belfast, prompting all bus and train services to be suspended.
In Lendrick Street in Belfast, several cars were set alight and Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service officers had to remove some residents from houses after they caught fire.
A number of houses and vehicles were set on fire near the Ligoniel Road area of Belfast and a police car was set alight in Portadown.
Police Service of Northern Ireland Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson said officers had worked alongside partner agencies “responding to incidents as they arise and helping to keep people safe”.
People gather in front of a burning barricade on Duncairn Gardens in Belfast
Political leaders criticised the violent scenes and called for calm.
Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill condemned the “outright thuggery” and appealed for calm.
She said: “Groups of masked men burning families out of their homes is nothing less than disgusting cowardice.”
Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly said: “Taking frustration at the evil actions of a person out on those who had no part in it is utterly wrong.”
Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said: “The scenes of disorder we have witnessed in some parts of Northern Ireland this evening are only damaging communities and putting innocent lives at risk.
“There is no justification at all for this type of destruction and thuggery.”