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Police try to manage masked youths in Manchester
Sporadic violence has broken out in several cities around England, although London stayed largely quiet overnight.
There was unrest in cities including Manchester, Salford,
Liverpool, Nottingham and Birmingham with shops being looted and set
alight.
Three men died when they were hit by a car in Birmingham - locals claimed they were protecting their neighbourhood.
Greater Manchester Police's Assistant Chief Constable said officers had faced "extraordinary levels of violence".
ACC Garry Shewan said his force had faced "groups of criminals intent on committing widespread disorder".
Some 108 people have been arrested so far over the trouble in
Manchester and Salford, where hundreds of youths clashed with the
police as they looted shops and set fire to cars and buildings.
In the West Midlands, 109 have been arrested and 23 charged
following scenes of disorder in Birmingham, Wolverhampton and West
Bromwich - where vehicles were set on fire.
Meanwhile, West Midlands Police have started a murder inquiry after the deaths of the three pedestrians hit by a car.
In Birmingham, riot police surrounded the Mailbox, the city's
upmarket shopping centre, following the disturbances seen in the area
on Monday night.
In other developments:
- Canning Circus police station in central Nottingham was firebombed by a male gang
on Tuesday evening. Nottinghamshire Police said 84 people have been
arrested, a figure it expects to exceed 100 by lunchtime on Wednesday - In Liverpool, Merseyside Police have arrested 50 people in relation to disorder in the city
- Nine people have been arrested in Gloucester after police officers came under attack from youths throwing rocks and bottles from 23:00 BST
- In Leicester, a group of up to 100 youths attacked shops and threw items at police
- Thames Valley Police made 15 arrests linked to trouble overnight
- Metropolitan Police have arrested 768 people and charged 105 in connection with the violence in the capital, including a 21-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following a fire which took hold of the Reeves Furniture store in Croydon on Monday night
- A 26-year-old man found shot in a car in Croydon, amid rioting in the south London town, has died in hospital
- Government minister Michael Gove has praised Met's response to the riots, saying bringing in an extra 10,000 officers helped to prevent further riots from taking place in London
- Meanwhile, two 18-year-olds in Folkestone, Kent,
and a 19-year-old woman in Wakefield have been arrested. A 16-year-old
boy in Glasgow was charged with breach of the peace while another man,
aged 18, has been arrested. All relate to allegations of inciting
violence through internet social networking sites - The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said on Tuesday that ballistic tests presented "no evidence" that a handgun found at the scene where Mr Duggan was killed had been fired at officers
Wounded officers
Scotland Yard drafted in special constables and community
support officers in London to ensure five times the usual number of
officers for a Tuesday - 16,000 - were on duty. They made 81 arrests.
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UK riots: How the Monday's night of violence unfolded
Downing Street said the increased level of policing would
remain in place "as long as necessary" to prevent a repeat of the
violence.
It said while there was "no complacency," police tactics in London had "clearly worked".
It followed three nights of rioting in the city which saw shops looted, property torched and police attacked.
Some 111 Met officers suffered injuries including serious
head and eye wounds, cuts and fractured bones after being attacked by
rioters wielding bottles, planks, bricks and even driving cars at them.
Five police dogs have also been hurt.
David Cameron, who will chair a meeting of the Cabinet's
emergency committee Cobra for the second day running at 09:00 BST, met
officers in the Met Police's Gold command in Lambeth on Tuesday
afternoon, before speaking to emergency service personnel in Croydon.
He condemned the "sickening scenes of people looting, vandalising, thieving, robbing".
He told rioters: "You will feel the full force of the law.
And if you are old enough to commit these crimes, you are old enough to
face the punishment."
The recall of Parliament on Thursday will allow MPs to "stand
together in condemnation of these crimes and to stand together in
determination to rebuild these communities", he said.
The prime minister returned early from his holiday in Tuscany
to discuss the unrest, which first flared on Saturday after a peaceful
protest in Tottenham over the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan, 29, by
police.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stephen Kavanagh said the use
of plastic bullets - never before fired to deal with riots in England -
would be "considered carefully" in the event of further disorder.
But he added: "That does not mean we are scared of using any tactic."
Acting Commissioner Tim Godwin had earlier ruled out calling in the Army.
Officers believe some rioters have used BlackBerry Messenger -
a service allowing users to send free real-time messages - to organise
violence.
The Association of British Insurers says the damage is likely to cost insurers "tens of millions of pounds".
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