Riots spread to cities outside London as 16,000 police take to the steets of
London in a show of strength.
LONDON: Britain’s worst riots for decades spread to new cities as youths ran amok in Manchester and the industrial Midlands, after 16,000 police took to the streets of London in a show of strength.
Violence erupted in Manchester, Britain’s third-largest city, as youths smashed shop windows and looted shops and chased photographers away from the scene, while hooded rioters set fire to buildings in West Bromwich and Wolverhampton in central England.
There were unconfirmed reports a firearm was used by a rioter near Aston, north of the city centre.
Looters also targeted shops in Birmingham for another night.
Senseless violence spreads from London
