UK riots in pictures
- 1/57A woman leaps from the flames in Croydon, London on Monday night. Image- Wenn.com
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Unrest in Birmingham on Tuesday night. - 3/57
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Unrest in Birmingham on Tuesday night. - 4/57
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Unrest in Birmingham on Tuesday night. - 5/57
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Unrest in Birmingham on Tuesday night. - 6/57
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Attacks in Manchester on Tuesday evening. - 7/57
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Attacks in Manchester on Tuesday evening. - 8/57
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Attacks in Manchester on Tuesday evening. - 9/57
General Views of Wembley As England v Netherlands Game Is Called Off
Smoke is seen over north London from a view behind the Bobby Moore statue outside Wembley Stadium as the England v Netherlands game is called off on Wednesday evening.Getty Images - 10/57
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Croydon saw some of the worst conflict Monday night as a man shot in the area was confirmed dead by police. - 11/57
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Mayor Boris Johnson attempts to calm residents in Lewisham, London on Tuesday as he returned from holiday to help coordinate clean-up efforts. - 12/57
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Mayor Boris Johnson attempts to calm residents in Lewisham, London on Tuesday as he returned from holiday to help coordinate clean-up efforts. - 13/57
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The House of Reeves department store on fire in Croydon, London on Monday. - 14/57
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Firefighters attack a blaze at a pawnbrokers in Croydon on Monday. - 15/57
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Fire crews survey a fire in Croydon, London on Monday. - 16/57
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Smoke plumes from a Croydon shop on Monday as it was engulfed in flames from an arson attack. - 17/57
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Police in Bristol were quick to act as rioters hit the streets on Monday. - 18/57
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Arson attacks in Bristol on Monday in what was thought to be 'copycat' incidents to those seen in North London. - 19/57
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Firefighters extinguish a car fire after rioters attacked Bristol Monday night. - 20/57
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A van alight in Toxteth, inner Liverpool as violence broke out Monday night. - 21/57
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Inner Liverpool was hit by rioting Monday night in 'copycat' attacks. - 22/57
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Violence occured in the Liverpool areas of Toxteth, Dingle and Wavertree, mirroring similar riots across the country. - 23/57
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The Merseyside unrest flared for five hours Monday night as rioters attacked police in Toxteth, Liverpool. - 24/57
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Birmingham City centre saw similar dirsuptions Monday night as rioters attempted to break into the Bullring shopping centre. - 25/57
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Riot police gathered to break up any violence in what was seen as 'copycat' attacks similar to those seen in London. - 26/57Shops in the Bullring Shopping Centre, Birmingham were targeted by looters last night.
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Police escorted a man near the Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham as violence escalated Monday night. - 28/57
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North London rioting continued Monday afternoon on Mare Street, Hackney. - 29/57
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Many took to the street for enjoyment, this rioter 'riding a horse' in the eye of the conflict. - 30/57
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Flames sparked as riot police face crowded protesters in Hackney Monday night. - 31/57A resident films a police officer on his mobile phone during disturbances in Hackney.Getty Images
- 32/57A riot police officer directs his colleagues to clear people away from a burning car last night in Clarence Road, Hackney.Getty Images
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South London was also hit by rioting on Monday as Lewisham saw violence on the streets. - 34/57
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Riot police patrol the streets in Lewisham attempting to restore peace in the area. - 35/57
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Police pin down a rioter in Clapham Junction, London. - 36/57
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Electrical stores were targeted by looters in Clapham Junction Monday night. - 37/57
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Police survey the aftermath of riots in Clapham Junction Monday night. - 38/57Police cordon off a Mothercare in Colliers Wood after rioters attacked the South London store. Image- Nick Wales
- 39/57Fire rages through a building in Tottenham, north London on Saturday night as trouble flared after members of the community took to the streets last night to demand 'justice'.
- 40/57A double-decker bus engulfed in flames as vehicles and buildings were attacked by arsonists.
- 41/57Rioters stand off police as they surge through a retail estate on Saturday in Tottenham, North London.
- 42/57Fire services struggled to keep blazes across the north of the city under control on Saturday night.
- 43/57Protesters tussle with police in North London in what the Met termed 'copycat' disturbances on Sunday.
- 44/57Riot police line up to restore order as bricks and missiles are thrown by protesters.
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The attacks came in the aftermath of peaceful demonstrations that occured on Saturday night. Protesters were angry over the death of Mark Duggan, shot in a police operation on Thursday evening. - 46/57
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Aldi supermarket in Tottenham is torched and looted by rioters who caused mayhem. - 47/57
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Hooded gangs roamed the streets of North London, causing indiscriminate damage to property and vehicles. - 48/5735 officers were injured in the attacks as bricks and missiles were thrown by protesters.
- 49/57Firefighters battle flames and smoke in Tottenham on Saturday night.
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High street caught in flames with debris surrounding riot police. - 51/57Firemen survey the damage caused by arson attacks in Tottenham, North London.
- 52/57Burnt remains of cars line the streets as police maintain a heavy street presence.
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The aftermath of a raging fire that set this carpet store in Tottenham alight. - 54/57
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Police and fire crew cordon off streets hit by rioting. - 55/57
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Shops were caught in violent rioting with many also taking the opportunity to loot. - 56/57A destroyed bus sits in the Tottenham high road after being set upon by arsonists on Saturday night.
- 57/57Other vehicles were also targeted in the attack- this van totalled by an intense blaze.
Rioting has broken out across the country for the last three nights after the shooting of Mark Duggan in Tottenham on Thursday evening. Disruption began on Saturday night as a group of around 300 gathered outside Tottenham police station demanding 'justice'. Looting and arson attacks ensued across Tottenham, Enfield, Walthamstow and Brixton on Saturday and Sunday with the Met police attempting to restore order. Unrest continued on Monday across London while parts of Birmingham, Liverpool, Nottingham and Bristol also saw trouble.