Riots, fires, spreading in London and other cities

Voice of America News reports:

Violence has broken out in two more British cities, while London endures its third straight night of rioting.

Police in Birmingham and in Liverpool report fires and looting. A Liverpool police spokesman says police are taking swift and robust action to what he calls “isolated outbreaks of disorder.”…

Buildings, cars and bus stops burned and police fought with young people for a third straight night Monday in several London neighborhoods. Stores and restaurants were looted and police were pelted with gasoline bombs.

Posted by Lawrence Auster at August 08, 2011 11:09 PM | Send