{"id":1381,"date":"2011-08-10T19:41:46","date_gmt":"2011-08-10T14:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mohamediqbalp.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/10\/london-riots\/"},"modified":"2011-08-10T19:41:46","modified_gmt":"2011-08-10T14:11:46","slug":"london-riots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/venusimportexport.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2011\/08\/10\/london-riots\/","title":{"rendered":"London riots"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"tableTop\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"111\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td class=\"beLeftCol\"><span id=\"dateline\">August  8,2011<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"beRightCol\"><span class=\"noDot\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html\"><br \/><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html\">London riots<\/a><br \/>\t<span class=\"blogText bigText\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBody\">Two nights of <br \/>rioting in London&#8217;s Tottenham neighborhood erupted following protests <br \/>over the shooting death by police of a local man, Mark Duggan.  Police <br \/>were arresting him when the shooting occurred.  Over 170 people were <br \/>arrested over the two nights of rioting, and fires gutted several <br \/>stores, buildings, and cars.  The disorder spread to other neighborhoods<br \/> as well, with shops being looted in the chaos.  Collected here are <br \/>images from the rioting and the aftermath. &#8212; <em>Lane Turner<\/em>  (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html\">26 photos total<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div class=\"bpImageTop\"><a name=\"photo1\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp1.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:585px;width:990px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">Fire<br \/> fighters and riot police survey the area as fire rages through a <br \/>building in Tottenham, north London on Aug. 7, 2011.  A demonstration <br \/>against the death of a local man turned violent and cars and shops were <br \/>set ablaze.  (Lewis Whyld\/PA\/AP) <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"bpMore\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBoth\"><a name=\"photo2\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp2.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:552px;width:990px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">\n<div class=\"photoNum\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo2\">2<\/a><\/div>\n<p>A rioter throws a burning wooden plank at police in Tottenham Aug. 7, 2011.  (Lewis Whyld\/PA\/AP)  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo2\">#<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBoth\"><a name=\"photo3\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp3.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:605px;width:990px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">\n<div class=\"photoNum\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo3\">3<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Mounted police officers chase rioters on the streets in Tottenham Aug. 7, 2011.  (Lewis Whyld\/PA\/AP)  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo3\">#<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBoth\"><a name=\"photo4\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp4.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:388px;width:990px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">\n<div class=\"photoNum\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo4\">4<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Riot police officers face off with protesters in Tottenham Aug. 7, 2011.  (Lewis Whyld\/PA\/AP) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo4\">#<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBoth\"><a name=\"photo5\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp5.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:690px;width:990px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">\n<div class=\"photoNum\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo5\">5<\/a><\/div>\n<p>A masked protester hurls an object toward riot police officers in Tottenham Aug. 7, 2011.  (Lewis Whyld\/PA\/AP) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo5\">#<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBoth\"><a name=\"photo6\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp6.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:588px;width:990px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">\n<div class=\"photoNum\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo6\">6<\/a><\/div>\n<p>A policeman in riot gear stands guard in Tottenham Aug. 7, 2011.  (Lewis Whyld\/PA\/AP) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo6\">#<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBoth\"><a name=\"photo7\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp7.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:643px;width:990px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">\n<div class=\"photoNum\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo7\">7<\/a><\/div>\n<p>A<br \/> double decker bus burns as riot police try to contain a large group of <br \/>people on a main road in Tottenham on August 6, 2011.  (Leon <br \/>Neal\/AFP\/Getty Images) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo7\">#<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBoth\"><a name=\"photo8\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp8.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:700px;width:990px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">\n<div class=\"photoNum\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo8\">8<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Police<br \/> officers detain a man in Enfield, north London August 7, 2011. Police <br \/>said they were called to Enfield, a few miles north of Tottenham, where <br \/>youths had smashed two shop windows and damaged a police car.  (Stefan <br \/>Wermuth\/Reuters) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo8\">#<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBoth\"><a name=\"photo9\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp9.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:619px;width:990px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">\n<div class=\"photoNum\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo9\">9<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Fire rages through a building in Tottenham on Aug. 7, 2011.  (Lewis Whyld\/PA\/AP) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo9\">#<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBoth\"><a name=\"photo10\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp10.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:579px;width:990px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">\n<div class=\"photoNum\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo10\">10<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Riot police officers escort an injured man after arresting him in Tottenham on Aug. 7, 2011.  (Lewis Whyld\/PA\/AP) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo10\">#<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBoth\"><a name=\"photo11\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp11.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:566px;width:990px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">\n<div class=\"photoNum\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo11\">11<\/a><\/div>\n<p>A protester faces off with riot police officers on the streets in Tottenham on Aug. 7, 2011.  (Lewis Whyld\/PA\/AP) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo11\">#<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBoth\"><a name=\"photo12\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp12.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:487px;width:990px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">\n<div class=\"photoNum\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo12\">12<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Police officers make their way on the streets in Tottenham on Aug. 7, 2011.  (Lewis Whyld\/PA\/AP) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo12\">#<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBoth\"><a name=\"photo13\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp13.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:660px;width:990px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">\n<div class=\"photoNum\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo13\">13<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Buildings burn on Tottenham High<br \/>\nRoad in London during protests on August 6, 2011.  (Matthew Lloyd\/Getty Images) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo13\">#<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBoth\"><a name=\"photo14\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp14.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:643px;width:990px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">\n<div class=\"photoNum\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo14\">14<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Protestors face off against riot police lines on Tottenham High Road on August 6, 2011 in London.  (Matthew Lloyd\/Getty Images) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo14\">#<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBoth\"><a name=\"photo15\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp15.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:872px;width:990px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">\n<div class=\"photoNum\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo15\">15<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Police officers detain a man in Tottenham on August 7, 2011.  (Stefan Wermuth\/Reuters) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo15\">#<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBoth\"><a name=\"photo16\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp16.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:660px;width:990px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">\n<div class=\"photoNum\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo16\">16<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Police officers in riot gear walk past a burning building in Tottenham on August 7, 2011.  (Stefan Wermuth\/Reuters) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo16\">#<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBoth\"><a name=\"photo17\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp17.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:659px;width:990px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">\n<div class=\"photoNum\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo17\">17<\/a><\/div>\n<p>A<br \/> shop and police car burn as riot police try to contain a large group of<br \/> people on a main road in Tottenham on August 6, 2011.  (Leon <br \/>Neal\/AFP\/Getty Images) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo17\">#<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBoth\"><a name=\"photo18\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp18.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:622px;width:990px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">\n<div class=\"photoNum\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo18\">18<\/a><\/div>\n<p>A<br \/> woman walks through the debris with two children as riot police try to <br \/>contain a large group of people on a main road in Tottenham on August 6 <br \/>2011.  (Leon Neal\/AFP\/Getty Images) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo18\">#<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBoth\"><a name=\"photo19\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp19.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:716px;width:990px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">\n<div class=\"photoNum\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo19\">19<\/a><\/div>\n<p>A policeman walks past a damaged jewelery shop in Enfield, north London on August 7, 2011.  (Stefan Wermuth\/Reuters) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo19\">#<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBoth\"><a name=\"photo20\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp20.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:633px;width:990px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">\n<div class=\"photoNum\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo20\">20<\/a><\/div>\n<p>A<br \/> police officer patrols as firemen continue to dowse buildings set <br \/>alight during riots in Tottenham on August 7, 2011.  (Luke <br \/>MacGregor\/Reuters) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo20\">#<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBoth\"><a name=\"photo21\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp21.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:660px;width:990px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">\n<div class=\"photoNum\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo21\">21<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Police cordon off an area on August 7, 2011 during unrest in Enfield.  (Karel Prinsloo\/AP) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo21\">#<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBoth\"><a name=\"photo22\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp22.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:657px;width:990px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">\n<div class=\"photoNum\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo22\">22<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Animals are taken from a pet store after riots on Tottenham High Road on August 7, 2011.  (Dan Kitwood\/Getty Images) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo22\">#<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBoth\"><a name=\"photo23\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp23.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:660px;width:990px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">\n<div class=\"photoNum\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo23\">23<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Aaron<br \/> Biber, 89, assesses the damage to his hairdressing salon after riots on<br \/> Tottenham High Road on August 7, 2011.  (Dan Kitwood\/Getty Images) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo23\">#<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBoth\"><a name=\"photo24\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp24.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:667px;width:990px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">\n<div class=\"photoNum\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo24\">24<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Burnt out cars lie in the road after riots on Tottenham High Road on August 7, 2011.  (Dan Kitwood\/Getty Images)  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo24\">#<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBoth\"><a name=\"photo25\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp25.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:660px;width:990px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">\n<div class=\"photoNum\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo25\">25<\/a><\/div>\n<p>A man stands next to a burnt out van after riots on Tottenham High Road on August 7, 2011 .  (Dan Kitwood\/Getty Images) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo25\">#<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpBoth\"><a name=\"photo26\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/london_riots\/bp26.jpg\" class=\"bpImage\" style=\"height:660px;width:990px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bpCaption\">\n<div class=\"photoNum\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/08\/london_riots.html#photo26\">26<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Residents watch as a building burns after riots on Tottenham High Road on August 7, 2011.  (Dan Kitwood\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div class=\"storyHead\">\n<h1>London riots: in ashes, a firm that survived two world wars<\/h1>\n<h2>It survived the Depression, two world wars and the deepest recession in a <br \/>  century.<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p>\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div id=\"storyEmbSlide\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"slideshow ssMain\">\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"nextPrevLayer\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:block;\" class=\"ssImg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01967\/riots-croydon-620_1967393c.jpg\" alt=\"Firefighters battle a large fire that broke out in shops and residential properties in Croydon\" height=\"287\" width=\"460\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"artImageExtras\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"tools imgindex\">Image&nbsp;<span class=\"index\">1<\/span>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<span class=\"total\">3<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"ingCaptionCredit\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"caption\">Firefighters battle the fire that broke out at House of Reeves furniture store in Croydon<\/span><span class=\"credit\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"tools\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"cl\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"byline\">\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"bylineImg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/journalists\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/Graeme-Paton_60_1817929j.jpg\" alt=\"Graeme Paton\" border=\"0\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"bylineBody\">By <a rel=\"author\" title=\"Graeme Paton\" href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/journalists\/graeme-paton\/\">Graeme Paton<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"publishedDate\">7:30AM BST 10 Aug 2011<\/p>\n<div class=\"cl\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"firstPar\">\n<p>But House of Reeves, a 144-year-old furniture store in the heart of Croydon, <br \/>  could do little in the face of 100 or so yobs hell-bent on tearing up this <br \/>  particular corner of south London. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"secondPar\"><\/p>\n<p>The shop, a local landmark of such repute that it gave its name to the road on <br \/>  which it now stands, was razed as youths rampaged through the town\u2019s <br \/>  streets, smashing doors and windows. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"thirdPar\"><\/p>\n<p>In one of the most searing images of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/uknews\/crime\/8687177\/London-riots-live.html#dsq-content\"><strong>the <br \/>  London riots<\/strong><\/a>, flames tore through the store on Reeves\u2019 Corner on <br \/>  Monday night, with smoke being seen for miles around. By morning, all that <br \/>  was left was a charred shell and onlookers were kept well back for fear that <br \/>  the shattered building could collapse. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fourthPar\"><\/p>\n<p>It was a crushing blow for a company that was founded in 1867 and has remained <br \/>  in the Reeves family for five generations. Trevor Reeves, 56, the founder\u2019s <br \/>  great-great grandson, said: \u201cIf we were a computer shop, they would have <br \/>  just broken in, taken the stock and left. But you can\u2019t very well carry a <br \/>  three-piece suite through the centre of Croydon can you? It was obvious that <br \/>  the only thing left for them to do was to set fire to the place. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fifthPar\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is completely devastating; heartbreaking. The family has been through a <br \/>  lot; the world wars and the Depression in the 1930s were obviously tough and <br \/>  the last few years have been particularly difficult, but we have always kept <br \/>  going. <\/p>\n<h1>London riots: Telegraph readers&#8217; photos of the rioting and looted areas of the city<\/h1>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"nextPrevLayer\">\n<p><\/p>\n<table class=\"image\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01967\/readers-explosion_1967562i.jpg\" alt=\"This amazing picture of a car exploding on Mare Street in Hackney was taken by Telegraph reader Miks Uzans, who writes: 'There were around 30 well-equipped rioters. The police didn't even come close to this; instead they were blocking the road 200m away.'  If you have any photographs relating to the riots or the clean-up, please email them to mypic@telegraph.co.uk, supplying a little info on where and how the pictures were taken.\" border=\"0\" height=\"474\" width=\"620\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Telegraph readers have been sending us their pictures of the rioting and <br \/>  looted areas of London. If you have photos related to the recent unrest, <br \/>  email them to <a href=\"mailto:mypic@telegraph.co.uk\">mypic@telegraph.co.uk<\/a>, <br \/>  supplying a little info on where and how the pictures were taken, and we&#8217;ll <br \/>  include the best in this picture gallery. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><b>This amazing picture of a car exploding on Mare Street in Hackney was taken <br \/>  by Telegraph reader Miks Uzans, who writes: &#8220;There were around 30 <br \/>  well-equipped rioters. The police didn&#8217;t even come close to this; instead <br \/>  they were blocking the road 200m away.&#8221; <br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 8,2011 London riots Two nights of rioting in London&#8217;s Tottenham neighborhood erupted following protests over the shooting death by police of a local man, Mark Duggan. Police were arresting him when the shooting occurred. Over 170 people were arrested over the two nights of rioting, and fires gutted several stores, buildings, and cars. 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