London Voilence

Violence erupted in broad daylight this
afternoon as rioters surrounded police vans,
looted lorries and targeted shops in a series of
attacks across London.
Scores of police raced to Hackney as a mob of
hooded youths began hurling missiles at the
officers. There was also sporadic violence in
nearby Dalston where shops and businesses
were attacked and youths clashed with police
and set fire to cars outside Lewisham Town
Hall.
In Peckham Rye shops have been attacked,
including Clarks and Primark, and buses are not
currently running through Peckham and
Lewisham. Other areas of London were braced
for violence with workers barricading their
shops in Stratford and Islington and barriers
were erected outside Westfield Shopping
Centre.
Kilburn High Street has also been closed off
and police are currently on the streets in
Harlesden.
On Twitter, users posted that the violence was
rapidly brimming out of control with one person
tweeting he had seen 'at least 30 riot vans and
three helicopters' in Hackney. Youths were
seen setting fire to cars, rubbish bins, and
were also spotted setting off fireworks in the
direction of police.