As rioting spread from Tottenham to Enfield, and to Brixton in South London, those on the frontline of social unrest condemned it as mindless criminality.
London riots 2011: A shop and police car burn as riot police try to contain a large group of people on a main road in Tottenham, north London.
By Beacon Radio
Buildings burn on Tottenham High Road, London after youths protested against the killing of a man by armed police in an attempted arrest, August 6, 2011 in London, England. Twenty-nine-year-old father-of-four Mark Duggan died August 4 after being shot by police in Tottenham, north London.
By Beacon Radio
Mark Duggan who was shot dead by armed police officers in Tottenham, North London, on August 4, 2001. His death was the catalyst for the riots that swept the country.
