I don't know what could have been done to avoid last night's explosion of resentment and criminality. But I'm grimly confident of its potential elsewhere
UK Guardian
The fires have been put out but the embers still burn hot in Tottenham after last night's explosion of destruction, looting and flame. The shocking cost to property and blameless residents' peace of mind is only starting to be counted. Have we seen the end of a purely local conflagration or just the end of the beginning of a long, late summer of riot and rage in that part of north London and elsewhere in the capital?...[Full Article]
London on Fire: Video of anti-police riots, bus blaze in Tottenham
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Uploaded by RussiaToday on Aug 7, 2011
Follow us on http://twitter.com/RT_com and http://www.facebook.com/RTnews Latest updates say 26 police officers have been injured and 43 people arrested as violent riots flared up in north London. Two patrol cars, a building and a double-decker bus were torched as rioters clashed with officers on Saturday in front of the Tottenham Police Station, where people had gathered to demand "justice" for the death of a man identified locally as Mark Duggan, a 29-year-old father of four, killed in an apparent gunfight. More than 300 were involved in what began as a march to demand justice for the killing.
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The Clash - London's Burning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn_8CKu9toc
