UK Police Prepare for More Violence

August 09, 2011 from Euronews

A massive policing operation is being mounted across England following a third night of rioting and looting. A 26-year-old man has become the first fatality of the disturbances. The victim died after being shot in his car in Croydon. The south London town was hit hard in last night's trouble. Almost simultaneously violence exploded in other parts of the capital such as Clapham and Peckham in south London, Ealing in the west, and Enfield in the north as the Metropolitan Police were swiftly overrun.

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2011 London riots

The 2011 London riots began on Saturday August 6, 2011 in response to the apparent police shooting of a young black man, Mark Duggan, escalated into widespread disturbances and looting in many areas of south and east London and, by the night of Monday August 8, had spread to o... Explore this topic

Police

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Riot

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London Metropolitan Police Service

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Looting

Looting also referred to as sacking, plundering, despoiling, despoliation, and pillaging—is the indiscriminate taking of goods by force as part of a military or political victory, or during a catastrophe, such as during war, natural disaster, or rioting. The term is also used ... Explore this topic

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Peckham

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Ealing

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Croydon

Croydon is a large town in South London, England, in the London Borough of Croydon to which it gives its name. It is situated 9.5 miles south of Charing Cross. It is identified in the London Plan as one of 11 metropolitan centres in Greater London. Croydon lies on a transport ... Explore this topic

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