Bus Hijacked and Set Alight in Apparent Northern Ireland Protocol Protest

Bus Hijacked and Set Alight in Apparent Northern Ireland Protocol Protest
The remains of a bus that was hijacked and set alight in Newtownards, Northern Ireland on Nov. 1, 2021.David Young/PA
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A bus has been hijacked and set alight in an attack politicians have linked to loyalist opposition to Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol.

Stormont’s Infrastructure Minister, Nichola Mallon, said two masked men “muttered something about the protocol” as they held the driver at gunpoint.