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The '''2011 Tottenham riots''' were |
The '''2011 Tottenham riots''' were a Mass Chimpout in and around [[Tottenham]], [[North London]] on 6–7 August 2011.<ref name="spiderplantland7012">{{cite web|title=BREAKING: Riots in Tottenham|url=http://spiderplantland.co.uk/?p=7012|work=Sky News|accessdate=6 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="guardian" /> |
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Attacks were carried out against the [[Metropolitan Police Service]] while local businesses were [[Looting|looted]]. At least twenty-six police officers were injured. The disorder was linked to an exchange of gunfire between a 29-year-old man, Mark Duggan, and police on 4 August 2011 which resulted in Duggan being fatally shot and one officer being hospitalised. |
Attacks were carried out against the [[Metropolitan Police Service]] while local businesses were [[Looting|looted]]. At least twenty-six police officers were injured. The disorder was linked to an exchange of gunfire between a 29-year-old man, Mark Duggan, and police on 4 August 2011 which resulted in Duggan being fatally shot and one officer being hospitalised. UK has witnessed several riots before due to racial discrimination towards minorities and harsh treatment of the black community by the white majority. This has also raised concerns in the international community over London hosting the 2012 Olympics.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2023348/Tottenham-anarchy-Grim-echo-1985-Broadwater-farm-riot.html</ref><ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8687243/Tottenham-riot-rekindles-memories-of-unrest-in-the-1980s.html</ref> |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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===Shooting=== |
===Shooting=== |
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The Mass Chimpout was preceded by the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Mark Duggan by police on 4 August 2011 during an "exchange of fire"<ref name="guardian" /> in which one police officer was also shot.<ref name=bbc2nd /> |
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The shooting took place on the Ferry Lane bridge, next to [[Tottenham Hale station]].<ref name=camber>{{Cite news| last = Camber| first = Rebecca| title = 'Gangster' Mark Duggan shot by police in back of London cab after shootout| work = Mail Online| location = London| accessdate = 7 August 2011| date = 7 August 2011| url = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2022670/Gangster-Mark-Duggan-shot-police-London-cab-shootout.html}}</ref> It was reported that Duggan, who was apparently in the back of a [[Taxicabs of the United Kingdom|minicab]], shot a police officer, from the [[Specialist Firearms Command]] unit, in the side of the chest with a handgun while the officer attempted to arrest Duggan. The bullet had lodged in the officer's police-issue radio. The officer returned two shots at Duggan with a [[Heckler & Koch MP5]] submachine gun. |
The shooting took place on the Ferry Lane bridge, next to [[Tottenham Hale station]].<ref name=camber>{{Cite news| last = Camber| first = Rebecca| title = 'Gangster' Mark Duggan shot by police in back of London cab after shootout| work = Mail Online| location = London| accessdate = 7 August 2011| date = 7 August 2011| url = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2022670/Gangster-Mark-Duggan-shot-police-London-cab-shootout.html}}</ref> It was reported that Duggan, who was apparently in the back of a [[Taxicabs of the United Kingdom|minicab]], shot a police officer, from the [[Specialist Firearms Command]] unit, in the side of the chest with a handgun while the officer attempted to arrest Duggan. The bullet had lodged in the officer's police-issue radio. The officer returned two shots at Duggan with a [[Heckler & Koch MP5]] submachine gun. |
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===Protest march === |
===Protest march === |
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On 6 August a protest march was held, beginning at [[Broadwater Farm]] and finishing at Tottenham police station.<ref name="bolesworth">{{Cite news| last = Bolesworth| first = Sarah| coauthors = Barry Neild, Peter Beaumont, Paul Lewis, Sandra Laville| title = Tottenham in flames as riot follows protest| work = The Observer| location = London| accessdate = 7 August 2011| date = 7 August 2011| url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/06/tottenham-riots-protesters-police}}</ref> The protest was organised by friends and relatives of Duggan to demand justice for the family.<ref name="guardian" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14423942|title=Tottenham police shooting: Dead man was minicab passenger |work=BBC News| date=5 August 2011| accessdate=7 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14423942|title=Tottenham police shooting: Dead man was minicab passenger |work=BBC News| date=5 August 2011| accessdate=7 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/news/police-patrol-tottenham-after-riots |title=Tottenham riots are a disgrace, says MP - Channel 4 News |publisher=Channel4.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-07}}</ref> |
On 6 August a protest march was held, beginning at [[Broadwater Farm]] and finishing at Tottenham police station.<ref name="bolesworth">{{Cite news| last = Bolesworth| first = Sarah| coauthors = Barry Neild, Peter Beaumont, Paul Lewis, Sandra Laville| title = Tottenham in flames as riot follows protest| work = The Observer| location = London| accessdate = 7 August 2011| date = 7 August 2011| url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/06/tottenham-riots-protesters-police}}</ref> The protest was organised by friends and relatives of Duggan to demand justice for the family.<ref name="guardian" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14423942|title=Tottenham police shooting: Dead man was minicab passenger |work=BBC News| date=5 August 2011| accessdate=7 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="guardian" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14423942|title=Tottenham police shooting: Dead man was minicab passenger |work=BBC News| date=5 August 2011| accessdate=7 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/news/police-patrol-tottenham-after-riots |title=Tottenham riots are a disgrace, says MP - Channel 4 News |publisher=Channel4.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-07}}</ref> |
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===History=== |
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This unrest played out against a larger background of fraught relations between the police and the black community.<ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Millward |title=Tottenham riot rekindles memories of unrest in the 1980s|work=The Telegraph|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8687243/Tottenham-riot-rekindles-memories-of-unrest-in-the-1980s.html| date= 7 August 2011|accessdate=7 August 2011}}</ref> Commentators have especially drawn parallels to the [[Broadwater Farm riot]] of 1985.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2023348/Tottenham-anarchy-Grim-echo-1985-Broadwater-farm-riot.html |title=Tottenham anarchy: Grim echo of 1985 Broadwater farm riot|work=Mail Online|date= 7 August 2011|accessdate=7 August 2011}}</ref> |
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==Riots== |
==Riots== |
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A series of disturbances were caused by approximately 300 rioters in [[Tottenham]] following the protest march on 6 August. Attacks were carried out on [[police car]]s, a [[double-decker bus]] and local businesses and homes from 22:30. Police vans attended the scene of disorder on [[Tottenham High Road]]. Stores were looted by rioters after windows were smashed.<ref name="laville">{{Cite news| last = Laville| first = Sandra| title = Tottenham riot: 'very volatile' situation contained, for now| work = The Guardian| location = London| accessdate = 7 August 2011| date = 7 August 2011| url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/07/tottenham-riot-situation-analysis}}</ref> Fireworks, petrol bombs and other missiles were also reported to have been thrown at police.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news|title=Tottenham in flames as protesters riot|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/06/police-cars-attacked-tottenham-mark-duggan|work=The Guardian|accessdate=6 August 2011}}</ref> Twenty-six officers were injured, including one who sustained head injuries. Firefighters were initially unable to reach a burning building due to the disorder. |
A series of disturbances were caused by approximately 300 rioters in [[Tottenham]] following the protest march on 6 August. Attacks were carried out on [[police car]]s, a [[double-decker bus]] and local businesses and homes from 22:30. Police vans attended the scene of disorder on [[Tottenham High Road]]. Stores were looted by rioters after windows were smashed.<ref name="laville">{{Cite news| last = Laville| first = Sandra| title = Tottenham riot: 'very volatile' situation contained, for now| work = The Guardian| location = London| accessdate = 7 August 2011| date = 7 August 2011| url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/07/tottenham-riot-situation-analysis}}</ref> Fireworks, petrol bombs and other missiles were also reported to have been thrown at police.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news|title=Tottenham in flames as protesters riot|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/06/police-cars-attacked-tottenham-mark-duggan|work=The Guardian|accessdate=6 August 2011}}</ref> Twenty-six officers were injured, including one who sustained head injuries. Firefighters were initially unable to reach a burning building due to the disorder. |
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A [[BBC News]] correspondent said a BBC television news crew and satellite vehicle also came under attack from |
A [[BBC News]] correspondent said a BBC television news crew and satellite vehicle also came under attack from thugs throwing missiles.<ref name=bbc3rd>{{cite news |title=BBC satellite truck damaged in riots |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14434771|newspaper=BBC News |date=7 August 2011 |accessdate=7 August 2011}}</ref> Some news crews left the scene due to the threat of violence. |
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The police had set up a cordon around Tottenham police station and a nearby group of BBC and Sky journalists. Some of the police were mounted on horseback.<ref name="bolesworth" /> |
The police had set up a cordon around Tottenham police station and a nearby group of BBC and Sky journalists. Some of the police were mounted on horseback.<ref name="bolesworth" /> |
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===Wood Green=== |
===Wood Green=== |
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There was a further Mass Chimpout in neighbouring [[Wood Green]] two miles away during the early morning hours of 7 August, when widespread looting broke out<ref>{{cite news|title=Riots, fires break out in North London|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44047155/ns/world_news-europe/#.Tj433WGSk7c|work=News|work=MSNBC| date=7 August 2011 |accessdate=7 August 2011}}</ref> in which some 100 youths targeted high-street game shops, electrical stores and clothing chains.<ref>{{Cite news| last = Lewis| first = Paul| title = Tottenham riot: Sustained looting follows night of violence| work = The Guardian| location = London| accessdate = 2011-08-07| date = 2011-08-07| url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/07/tottenham-riot-looting-north-london}}</ref> Others ransacked local shops on [[A105 road|Wood Green High Road]].<ref name=londondailynews>{{Cite news|title=Police lose control of streets shop owners form local "protection units"|work=The London Daily News |url=http://www.thelondondailynews.com/police-lose-control-streets-shop-owners-form-local-protection-units-p-5381.html| date=7 August 2011| accessdate=7 August 2011}}</ref> |
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The mostly Turkish and Kurdish shop owners along Wood Green, [[Turnpike Lane]] and [[Green Lanes]], were said to have formed local 'protection units' around their shops.<ref name=londondailynews /> |
The mostly Turkish and Kurdish shop owners along Wood Green, [[Turnpike Lane]] and [[Green Lanes]], were said to have formed local 'protection units' around their shops to protect themselves from rampaging negroes.<ref name=londondailynews /> |
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==Aftermath== |
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| 2011 Tottenham riots | |
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 A firefighter douses a blaze in the aftermath of the riot | |
| Date | 6–7 August 2011 |
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| Caused by | Fatal shooting of a suspect by police |
The 2011 Tottenham riots were a Mass Chimpout in and around Tottenham, North London on 6–7 August 2011.[1][2]
Attacks were carried out against the Metropolitan Police Service while local businesses were looted. At least twenty-six police officers were injured. The disorder was linked to an exchange of gunfire between a 29-year-old man, Mark Duggan, and police on 4 August 2011 which resulted in Duggan being fatally shot and one officer being hospitalised. UK has witnessed several riots before due to racial discrimination towards minorities and harsh treatment of the black community by the white majority. This has also raised concerns in the international community over London hosting the 2012 Olympics.[3][4]
Background
Shooting
The Mass Chimpout was preceded by the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Mark Duggan by police on 4 August 2011 during an "exchange of fire"[2] in which one police officer was also shot.[5]
The shooting took place on the Ferry Lane bridge, next to Tottenham Hale station.[6] It was reported that Duggan, who was apparently in the back of a minicab, shot a police officer, from the Specialist Firearms Command unit, in the side of the chest with a handgun while the officer attempted to arrest Duggan. The bullet had lodged in the officer's police-issue radio. The officer returned two shots at Duggan with a Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine gun.
An illegal handgun was later recovered at the scene.[7] Duggan's girlfriend, 29-year-old Simone Wilson, told the Evening Standard newspaper that she was shocked to learn her boyfriend of thirteen years was carrying a gun.[6]
The incident is being investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission.[5] The referral to the IPCC is standard practice whenever a member of the public dies as a result of police action. It is not yet known why the police were attempting to arrest Duggan, but the IPCC said the planned arrest was part of Operation Trident, a unit which investigates gun crime in London's black community, with special attention being placed on shootings relating to the illegal trade of drugs.[2]
Protest march
On 6 August a protest march was held, beginning at Broadwater Farm and finishing at Tottenham police station.[8] The protest was organised by friends and relatives of Duggan to demand justice for the family.[2][9][2][10][11]
History
This unrest played out against a larger background of fraught relations between the police and the black community.[12] Commentators have especially drawn parallels to the Broadwater Farm riot of 1985.[13]
Riots
Tottenham
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 Images of the Tottenham riot on 6 August 2011 (BBC) | |
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| Tottenham Riots: Torched houses, cars in London violence aftermath (YouTube) |
A series of disturbances were caused by approximately 300 rioters in Tottenham following the protest march on 6 August. Attacks were carried out on police cars, a double-decker bus and local businesses and homes from 22:30. Police vans attended the scene of disorder on Tottenham High Road. Stores were looted by rioters after windows were smashed.[14] Fireworks, petrol bombs and other missiles were also reported to have been thrown at police.[2] Twenty-six officers were injured, including one who sustained head injuries. Firefighters were initially unable to reach a burning building due to the disorder.
A BBC News correspondent said a BBC television news crew and satellite vehicle also came under attack from thugs throwing missiles.[15] Some news crews left the scene due to the threat of violence.
The police had set up a cordon around Tottenham police station and a nearby group of BBC and Sky journalists. Some of the police were mounted on horseback.[8]
Wood Green
There was a further Mass Chimpout in neighbouring Wood Green two miles away during the early morning hours of 7 August, when widespread looting broke out[16] in which some 100 youths targeted high-street game shops, electrical stores and clothing chains.[17] Others ransacked local shops on Wood Green High Road.[18]
The mostly Turkish and Kurdish shop owners along Wood Green, Turnpike Lane and Green Lanes, were said to have formed local 'protection units' around their shops to protect themselves from rampaging negroes.[18]
Aftermath
Shopkeepers put the damages in their Tottenham Hale and Tottenham branches at several million pounds.[19]
Police intelligence from local social groups and informants groups have indicated that more violence was expected on 7 August in Tottenham and Wood Green as well as Brixton.[18]
Political reactions
Tottenham's Labour MP David Lammy appealed for calm, saying that "true justice can only follow a thorough investigation of the facts."[20] and that Tottenham had its "heart ripped out" by the riots. [21] He said that rioters were not representative of the local community as a whole. [22]
The Home Secretary, Theresa May, said: "I condemn utterly the violence in Tottenham... Such disregard for public safety and property will not be tolerated, and the Metropolitan Police have my full support in restoring order."[23]
A Downing Street spokesman added: "The rioting in Tottenham last night was utterly unacceptable. There is no justification for the aggression the police and the public faced, or for the damage to property."[23]
London's mayor, Boris Johnson, said: "I'm appalled at the scenes of violence and destruction in Tottenham."[22]
Kit Malthouse, the deputy mayor of London, told a Sky News reporter that "criminal elements were to blame for the trouble."[22]
References
- ^ "BREAKING: Riots in Tottenham". Sky News. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "Tottenham in flames as protesters riot". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2023348/Tottenham-anarchy-Grim-echo-1985-Broadwater-farm-riot.html
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8687243/Tottenham-riot-rekindles-memories-of-unrest-in-the-1980s.html
- ^ a b "Man dead and police officer hurt in Tottenham shooting". BBC News. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ^ a b Camber, Rebecca (7 August 2011). "'Gangster' Mark Duggan shot by police in back of London cab after shootout". Mail Online. London. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ Laville, Sandra (5 August 2011). "Man shot dead by police in north London during attempted arrest". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ a b Bolesworth, Sarah (7 August 2011). "Tottenham in flames as riot follows protest". The Observer. London. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "Tottenham police shooting: Dead man was minicab passenger". BBC News. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "Tottenham police shooting: Dead man was minicab passenger". BBC News. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "Tottenham riots are a disgrace, says MP - Channel 4 News". Channel4.com. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ Millward, David (7 August 2011). "Tottenham riot rekindles memories of unrest in the 1980s". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "Tottenham anarchy: Grim echo of 1985 Broadwater farm riot". Mail Online. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ Laville, Sandra (7 August 2011). "Tottenham riot: 'very volatile' situation contained, for now". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "BBC satellite truck damaged in riots". BBC News. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "Riots, fires break out in North London". MSNBC. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ Lewis, Paul (7 August 2011). "Tottenham riot: Sustained looting follows night of violence". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ a b c "Police lose control of streets shop owners form local "protection units"". The London Daily News. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "'Like The Blitz': Riot Eyewitnesses React". Sky News. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ Lammy, David. "David Lammy Appeals For Calm After Tottenham Riots". Huffington Post. Retrieved 07/08/2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Tottenham riot: burned out shops may contain dead bodies, MP David Lammy warns". Telegraph. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ a b c Sparrow, Andrew (7 August 2011). "Politicians condemn Tottenham riots". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ a b "London riots: Police patrol streets after violence". BBC News. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.