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Hadi Alodid refused legal representation and made no reply to charges which were put put to him through an Arabic interpreter as he appeared in court charged with attempted murder following the Belfast knife attack, the Press Association reports.

The 30-year-old, with an address at Duncairn Avenue in Belfast, appeared before the city’s magistrates’ court on Wednesday morning.

He is charged with the attempted murder of Stephen Ogilvie on Monday, with threatening to kill an NHS radiographer on the same day and with the possession of a knife.

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The blog is now closed, directing readers to the main report. In Belfast, Hadi Alodid, 30, faced court charged with attempted murder after a knife attack, reportedly refusing legal representation and responding through an Arabic interpreter. He is accused of attempting to murder Stephen Ogilvie, threatening an NHS radiographer, and possessing a knife on the same day. Alodid appeared at the magistrates’ court on Wednesday morning. The situation coincides with police using water cannons against rioters in Northern Ireland. Further details can be found in the main report referenced.