Tottenham Riots

Police arrested 160 people during a weekend of riots and looting that erupted in tottenham a london neighborhood just five miles from the site of next years olympic games.

Tottenham riots. How a peaceful vigil led to devastating carnage. Tensions were exacerbated by casual institutionalized racism in police forces. Son heung min and harry kane star as tottenham run riot at southampton. Police are on the streets of tottenham north london where overnight riots saw petrol bombs thrown at officers and patrol cars and buildings set alight.

Patrol cars torched and officers attacked as demonstrators march from broadwater farm in protest at fatal shooting of local man. The tottenham riots cited by carrie lam took place in august 2011. The gangs of balaclava clad youths used the cover of darkness to dodge police as they rampaged through the streets of tottenham torching buildings shattering windows and looting shops on saturday night. E mail this story to a friend.

An all out assault on police in one of londons worst riots. Son heung min left and harry kane celebrate after a goal in southampton britain on sept 20 2020. 06 august 2011 2318 pm. Listen to hong kong in recession as protests grow increasingly violent on spreaker.

Police let gangs run riot and loot. Britains biggest police force is facing criticism after it let looters run riot in north london for almost 12 hours in some of the worst. The 1985 tottenham riots were part of a chain of urban disturbances during a period of economic austerity that saw divisions deepen between the wealthy and the underprivileged and that often meant between white and non white communities. Listen to the daily podcast on apple.