Man arrested over Belfast stabbing attack charged with attempted murder

A police cordon at the scene of the knife attack outside apartments in the Kinnaird Avenue area of north Belfast. Picture: Liam McBurneyk/PA Wire

A police cordon at the scene of the knife attack outside apartments in the Kinnaird Avenue area of north Belfast. Picture: Liam McBurneyk/PA Wire

A man arrested on suspicion of the Belfast knife attack has been charged with attempted murder, police have said.

The 30-year-old accused, who is Sudanese, is also charged with possession of an article with blade or point in a public place and making threats to kill.

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