How should I talk to my child about the Belfast riots?

Cars were set on fire by protesters on Lendrick Street in Belfast (Picture: PA/PA Wire)

The world is a strange and scary place, one that even adults may feel they don’t fully understand.

But major events can be even more confusing for children, and for their parents as they help their youngsters to navigate the world around them.

Belfast was ablaze last night as rioters tore through the Northern Irish city following a knife attack on Monday.

Hundreds of masked men carrying bottles and bricks set bins on fire, kicked doors and set a Middle Eastern supermarket alight.

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