London riots: the underclass lashes out.
Hackney rioters directly target police. London riots. London Riots 2011: Timelapse Shows Tottenham's Turbulent Night. As rioting continues in London for the third consecutive night, it's almost hard to imagine the violence gripping the city at the moment.
But the timelapse video below can give you a little perspective. The smoke, which can be seen floating over Tottenham, was filmed during some of the early riots, and likely emanates from burning buildings and even a double-decker bus that was set ablaze. London riots: Riots spread in London - latimes.com. Reporting from London — Looting and arson by gangs of youths spread Monday from poor northern districts of London to the south, to tourist areas of the capital and to Britain's second-largest city as police flooded the streets and announced scores of new arrests.
Prime Minister David Cameron and other senior officials broke off their vacations and returned to London to try to stem the worst outbreak of urban violence in Britain in a quarter-century. It started Saturday night after a peaceful protest over the police shooting of a 29-year-old man in an operation to control illegal firearms.
Some community leaders say the violence appears to also be a reaction to frustration over high unemployment and cutbacks in government services in mixed-race, low-income neighborhoods. Photos: London riots spread.