Thursday, August 11, 2011

UK riots

UK riots: The last 24 hours in pictures

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A handwritten notice is attached to a damaged cash machine in Manchester.
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Police continue to release CCTV over the past 24 hours of people they would like to identify, the latest come from Liverpool and Birmingham.
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A candle-lit vigil was held last night for three men killed in a hit and run while they were defending their community against looters.
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People light candles in memory of Abdul Musavir, 31, his brother Shazad Ali, 30, and their 21-year-old friend Haroon Jahan were mown down as they guarded shops and a mosque in Birmingham.
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Flowers laid at the scene where the three men died.
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Student Asyraf Haziq is pictured in his hospital bed. The 20-year-old was the victim of a robbery that shocked the nation.
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Riot police on duty in Eltham, south-east London. The massive police operation across the country and heavy rain in some areas appear to have prevented a fifth night of disorder.
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Police officers have been drafted in from all over the country to help stem the riots in London. These officers from Wales patrol outside a boarded-up shop in Streatham.
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Officers wearing protective equipment stand guard outside shops following riots.
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An officer stands guard at Canning Circus police station in Nottingham after it was attacked
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Monika Konczyk was revealed as the woman who jumped from the house in Croydon, that has become an iconic image of the riots. Read her survival story: I feel so lucky to be alive.
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This sign posted on a Manchester Subway shop has gone viral on Twitter. The handwritten note, which read "Due to the imminent collapse of society we regret to announce we are closing at 6pm tonight", has already been viewed by more than 300,000 people.
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Workmen board up buildings on Lavender Hill in Clapham.
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A woman paints a message on a boarded-up shop in Ealing.
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A couple drink at a boarded-up wine bar in Ealing.
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Local volunteers in Croydon help the clean-up operation on London Road.
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Metropolitan Police officers have started to raid houses in London. Here they are seen raiding a property on the Churchill Gardens estate in Pimlico

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