09 Aug 2011
London in fire.
British capital facing worst rioting in years as violence threatened to reignite over the death of a local man in a police shooting. A peaceful protest against the killing of a 29-year-old man in Tottenham erupted into a rampage, with rioters torching a double-decker bus, destroying patrol cars and trashing a shopping mall in the nearby Wood Green district.
Police said 26 officers received injuries, most if not all apparently minor, and made 48 arrests.
London's fire department said it dealt with 49 "primary" fires in Tottenham. No firefighters were injured.
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