India, June 12 -- Members of the Indian community in Northern Ireland say they are living in fear following a wave of racially motivated anti-immigrant violence that swept through Belfast and neighbouring areas earlier this week.

According to reports, rioters set fire to an under-construction Indian grocery store in north Belfast, raising concerns among immigrant communities about their safety and future in the region.

Reacting to the attack on a former gospel hall on Shankill Road, Dr Satyavir Singhal, chairman of the Indian Community Centre and a consultant doctor, said he would be willing to engage in dialogue with those responsible.

"If they feel in some way that it will harm the area, we can sit and talk together," Dr Singhal told...