London burning: Third day of riots

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Updated On Aug 09, 2011 12:07 pm IST

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London burning: Third day of riots

Updated on Aug 09, 2011 12:07 pm IST

London burning: Third day of riots

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A woman jumps from a burning building in Surrey Street in London in this image taken from Twitter. Riots spread to new areas of London while looting also erupted in the city of Birmingham as Britain's worst unrest in decades escalated in a third night of violence. There was no information available on the outcome of the woman, after this jump.

Updated on Aug 09, 2011 12:07 pm IST

A woman jumps from a burning building in Surrey Street in London in this image taken from Twitter. Riots spread to new areas of London while looting also erupted in the city of Birmingham as Britain's worst unrest in decades escalated in a third night of violence. There was no information available on the outcome of the woman, after this jump.

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A firefighter runs past a burning building in Croydon, south London. Rioting and looting spread across London as hooded youths set buildings and cars ablaze, smashed shop windows and hurled bottles and stones at police in a third night of violence in Britain's worst unrest in decades.

Updated on Aug 09, 2011 12:07 pm IST

A firefighter runs past a burning building in Croydon, south London. Rioting and looting spread across London as hooded youths set buildings and cars ablaze, smashed shop windows and hurled bottles and stones at police in a third night of violence in Britain's worst unrest in decades.

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Youths joke as they have their pictures taken in front of a car burning after it was set on fire by rioters in Hackney, east London. A chaotic wave of violence and looting raged across London and spread to three other major British cities as authorities struggled to contain the country's worst unrest since race riots set the capital ablaze in the 1980s.

Updated on Aug 09, 2011 12:07 pm IST

Youths joke as they have their pictures taken in front of a car burning after it was set on fire by rioters in Hackney, east London. A chaotic wave of violence and looting raged across London and spread to three other major British cities as authorities struggled to contain the country's worst unrest since race riots set the capital ablaze in the 1980s.

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A firefighter attempts to extinguish a blaze on a building near Reeves Corner in Croydon, south London. A wave of violence and looting raged across London and spread to three other major British cities, as authorities struggled to contain the country's worst unrest since race riots set the capital ablaze in the 1980s.

Updated on Aug 09, 2011 12:07 pm IST

A firefighter attempts to extinguish a blaze on a building near Reeves Corner in Croydon, south London. A wave of violence and looting raged across London and spread to three other major British cities, as authorities struggled to contain the country's worst unrest since race riots set the capital ablaze in the 1980s.

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Store blazes fiercely during looting in the Woolwich district of southeast London. Rioting and looting spread across and beyond London as hooded youths set fire to cars and buildings, smashed shop windows and hurled bottles and stones at police in a third night of violence in Britain's worst unrest in decades.

Updated on Aug 09, 2011 12:07 pm IST

Store blazes fiercely during looting in the Woolwich district of southeast London. Rioting and looting spread across and beyond London as hooded youths set fire to cars and buildings, smashed shop windows and hurled bottles and stones at police in a third night of violence in Britain's worst unrest in decades.

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Fire destroys a Sony warehouse in Enfield in north London. A Sony spokeswoman said no injuries were reported from the fire in Enfield, also the site of scattered incidents on Sunday evening as riots spread from the deprived London neighbourhood of Tottenham over the fatal shooting of a man by armed police.

Updated on Aug 09, 2011 12:07 pm IST

Fire destroys a Sony warehouse in Enfield in north London. A Sony spokeswoman said no injuries were reported from the fire in Enfield, also the site of scattered incidents on Sunday evening as riots spread from the deprived London neighbourhood of Tottenham over the fatal shooting of a man by armed police.

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A police officer stands guard as firefighters work to extinguish the flames of a blazing store in Woolwich, southeast London. Rioting and looting spread across and beyond London as hooded youths set fire to cars and buildings, smashed shop windows and hurled bottles and stones at police in a third night of violence in Britain's worst unrest in decades.

Updated on Aug 09, 2011 12:07 pm IST

A police officer stands guard as firefighters work to extinguish the flames of a blazing store in Woolwich, southeast London. Rioting and looting spread across and beyond London as hooded youths set fire to cars and buildings, smashed shop windows and hurled bottles and stones at police in a third night of violence in Britain's worst unrest in decades.

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Police arrest a man for looting in Clapham Junction in south London. Violence and looting spread across some of London's most impoverished neighborhoods with youths setting fire to shops and vehicles, during a third day of rioting in the city that will host next summer's Olympic Games.

Updated on Aug 09, 2011 12:07 pm IST

Police arrest a man for looting in Clapham Junction in south London. Violence and looting spread across some of London's most impoverished neighborhoods with youths setting fire to shops and vehicles, during a third day of rioting in the city that will host next summer's Olympic Games.

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A fierce blaze guts a store after looters rampaged through a shopping mall in Woolwich, southeast London. Rioting and looting spread across and beyond London as hooded youths set fire to cars and buildings, smashed shop windows and hurled bottles and stones at police in a third night of violence in Britain's worst unrest in decades.

Updated on Aug 09, 2011 12:07 pm IST

A fierce blaze guts a store after looters rampaged through a shopping mall in Woolwich, southeast London. Rioting and looting spread across and beyond London as hooded youths set fire to cars and buildings, smashed shop windows and hurled bottles and stones at police in a third night of violence in Britain's worst unrest in decades.

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British police officers stand guard on a street following skirmishes with police in Camden Town, north London. Violence and looting flared across London and spread to a second major city, as shops and cars were set ablaze and authorities struggled to contain a third night of unrest in Britain's capital, which will host next summer's Olympic Games.

Updated on Aug 09, 2011 12:07 pm IST

British police officers stand guard on a street following skirmishes with police in Camden Town, north London. Violence and looting flared across London and spread to a second major city, as shops and cars were set ablaze and authorities struggled to contain a third night of unrest in Britain's capital, which will host next summer's Olympic Games.

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Youths run from an electronics shop after looting in Clapham Junction, south London. Violence and looting spread across some of London's most impoverished neighborhoods, with youths setting fire to shops and vehicles, during a third day of rioting in the city that will host next summer's Olympic Games.

Updated on Aug 09, 2011 12:07 pm IST

Youths run from an electronics shop after looting in Clapham Junction, south London. Violence and looting spread across some of London's most impoverished neighborhoods, with youths setting fire to shops and vehicles, during a third day of rioting in the city that will host next summer's Olympic Games.

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A policeman stands inside a looted shop in Clapham Junction, south London. Violence and looting spread across some of London's most impoverished neighborhoods, with youths setting fire to shops and vehicles, during a third day of rioting in the city that will host next summer's Olympic Games.

Updated on Aug 09, 2011 12:07 pm IST

A policeman stands inside a looted shop in Clapham Junction, south London. Violence and looting spread across some of London's most impoverished neighborhoods, with youths setting fire to shops and vehicles, during a third day of rioting in the city that will host next summer's Olympic Games.

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An injured man is led to an ambulance handcuffs after being removed from a branch of Currys electrical retailer in Clapham Junction, south London. London has seen sporadic outbreaks of looting and clashes both north and south of the river Thames.

Updated on Aug 09, 2011 12:07 pm IST

An injured man is led to an ambulance handcuffs after being removed from a branch of Currys electrical retailer in Clapham Junction, south London. London has seen sporadic outbreaks of looting and clashes both north and south of the river Thames.

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Youths are stopped and searched by British police officers following skirmishes with police in Camden Town, north London. Violence and looting flared across London, and spread to a second major city, as shops and cars were set ablaze and authorities struggled to contain a third night of unrest in Britain's capital, which will host next summer's Olympic Games.

Updated on Aug 09, 2011 12:07 pm IST

Youths are stopped and searched by British police officers following skirmishes with police in Camden Town, north London. Violence and looting flared across London, and spread to a second major city, as shops and cars were set ablaze and authorities struggled to contain a third night of unrest in Britain's capital, which will host next summer's Olympic Games.

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Fire crews try to extinguish a burning 140 year old furniture store in Croydon, South London. Now in it's third night of unrest, London has seen sporadic outbreaks of looting and clashes both north and south of the river Thames. Numerous buildings were set on fire in Croydon as hundreds of looters plundered high street shops of their goods.

Updated on Aug 09, 2011 12:07 pm IST

Fire crews try to extinguish a burning 140 year old furniture store in Croydon, South London. Now in it's third night of unrest, London has seen sporadic outbreaks of looting and clashes both north and south of the river Thames. Numerous buildings were set on fire in Croydon as hundreds of looters plundered high street shops of their goods.

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A youth kicks the window of a jewelry store near the Bullring shopping center in Birmingham, England, as violence spreads outside London. In the nation's central city of Birmingham, dozens of people attacked shops in a main retail district, spreading the chaos beyond London for the first time since violence broke out.

Updated on Aug 09, 2011 12:07 pm IST

A youth kicks the window of a jewelry store near the Bullring shopping center in Birmingham, England, as violence spreads outside London. In the nation's central city of Birmingham, dozens of people attacked shops in a main retail district, spreading the chaos beyond London for the first time since violence broke out.

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Cars burn on a street in Ealing. Looting by groups of hooded youths spread to Ealing in west London and Camden in the north of the British capital the third night of violence which police have blamed on criminal thugs.

Updated on Aug 09, 2011 12:07 pm IST

Cars burn on a street in Ealing. Looting by groups of hooded youths spread to Ealing in west London and Camden in the north of the British capital the third night of violence which police have blamed on criminal thugs.

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