London Street Battles: Video of mad clashes, riots out of control

Violence and looting raged across London and spread to three other major British cities, as authorities struggled to contain the country's most serious unrest since race riots set the capital ablaze in the 1980s. In London, a third straight night of disorder saw buildings, vehicles and rubbish dumps set alight, stores looted and police officers pelted with bottles and fireworks, as groups of young people rampaged through neighbourhoods.

• 2011-08-09T17:08:38+00:00
• Duration: 02:41

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