London burning after riots
A riot in Tottenham, North London last night has left shops, a bus and police vehicles burning after a protest of the shooting of a London gangster by police turned violent.
The alleged gangster, Mark Duggan, who was shot by police on Thursday evening, was a father of 4 and apparently not a violent person according to close colleagues of his.
A protest was organised over his shooting with friends and family participating which seemed to boil over and turn ugly as the mob grew larger and more violent. Eventually things turned seriously ugly and fires were set to stores, a bus and police vehicles. Clashes between rioters and police landed 26 police in hospital.
This is the worst mass violent protest in decades.
See the gallery of photos from the riots in London – click here