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Miguel Medina / AFP / Getty Images ### London, Aug. 9, 2011  Row houses smolder on London Road, just north of the Croydon town center in London, on Aug. 9, 2011. David Goddard / Getty Images ### Billowing  The Sony distribution center in Enfield, London, is engulfed in fire on Aug. 9, 2011. David Goddard / Getty Images ### Aftermath  Firefighters examine the wreckage of Party Store after a fire during Aug. 9 rioting in Clapham Junction, London. Chris Jackson / Getty Images ### Charred  A street cleaner hoses the road around burned-out mini cars set on fire during riots in Hackney, London, on Aug. 9, 2011\. Prime Minister David Cameron was to hold crisis talks that day after three nights of rioting, looting and arson in many parts of London and three other cities. Luke MacGregor / Reuters ### Major Blaze  Firefighters battle a large fire that engulfed shops and residential properties in Croydon, London, on Aug. 9, 2011. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images ### Hellfield  Fire destroys a Sony warehouse in Enfield in north London on Aug. 9, 2011\. Enfield was targeted by rioters two nights running. Luke MacGregor / Reuters ### London, Aug. 8, 2011  Riot policeman charge past burning buildings in Croydon, London, on Aug. 8, 2011. Dylan Martinez / Reuters ### Watch and Burn  A bystander looks at a blazing store after looters rampaged through a shopping mall in Woolwich in southeast London on Aug. 8, 2011. Jon Boyle / Reuters ### London, Aug. 8, 2011  A shop is set on fire as rioters gather in Croydon. Sang Tan / AP ### Clarence Road, Hackney  Riot police walk through an area of destructive rioting on Aug. 8, 2011. Dan Istitene / Getty Images ### Manchester, Aug. 10, 2011  The damage to a fashion retail store in Manchester city centre is clearly visible following a fourth night of violence in England. The country's worst riots in decades raged into Wednesday, Aug. 10, as youths ran amok in Manchester and the industrial Midlands. London, however, was quiet, with 16,000 police swarming the streets to stem violence. ANDREW YATES / AFP / Getty Images ### Barricade  Rioters set fire to barricades constructed in Hackney on Aug. 8, 2011. Dan Istitene / Getty Images ### Shelves  Looters raid a convenience store in Hackney on Aug. 8, 2011. Olivia Harris / Reuters ### Run to Safety  Residents of Hackney flee the Aug. 8 violence. Dan Istitene / Getty Images ### London, Aug. 8, 2011  A masked rioter walks past a burning car in Hackney. Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images ### London, Aug. 8, 2011  Rioters and bystanders force open a Carhartt store in Hackney. Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images ### Streets on Fire  A police officer in riot gear stands in front of a smoldering car in Hackney on Aug. 8, 2011, following the third night of rioting in London.Ā Reuters / Toby Melville ### Detained  Police officers drag a rioter along a street in Hackney, East London, on Aug. 8, 2011\. The weekend's riots were the worst in years, but officials have said that the violence will not affect preparations for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Reuters / Toby Melville ### London, Aug. 7, 2011  Sunday night in London saw a wave of copycat criminal activity across London in a second night of looting and disorder following the riots in Tottenham on the night of Aug. 6, 2011\. More than 100 people were arrested as officers were attacked, police vehicles damaged and shops looted and damaged. The riots extended to regions such as Enfield, Walthamstow and Waltham Forest in North London and Brixton in the south of the city. This police car shows severe damage caused by youths in Enfield on Aug. 7. LEON NEAL / AFP / Getty Images ### Protection  A dog keeps watch inside a shop damaged during unrest in Enfield, North London, on Aug. 7, 2011. Karel Prinsloo / AP ### Sunday, Aug. 7, 2001, London  A police officer stands guard in front of a burned police car in Tottenham, North London, after a demonstration concerning the death of a local man turned violent and cars and shops were set ablaze. Akira Suemori / AP ### Blocked  Police officers restrain a man who was part of a group that gathered to repel possible rioters and looters in Eltham, in southeast London, on Aug. 10, 2011\. He is struggling to avoid having his picture taken. Andrew Winning / Reuters ### Rubble  Burned-out cars lie in the road after riots on Tottenham High Road in London on Aug. 7, 2011. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images ### Gutted  Aaron Biber, 89, assesses the damage to his hairdressing salon after riots on Tottenham High Road in London on Aug. 7, 2011. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images ### Collateral Damage  People walk past a burned-out van after riots on Tottenham High Road in London on Aug. 7, 2011. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images ### Debris  Cars burned by rioters sit amid police vehicles in Tottenham, North London, on Aug. 7, 2011. Luke MacGregor / Reuters ### Shards  A man looks out the broken window of a mobile-telephone shop that was looted overnight at Tottenham Hale Retail Park in Tottenham, North London, on Aug. 7, 2011. Luke MacGregor / Reuters ### The Day After  A police officer patrols as firemen continue to douse buildings set alight during riots in Tottenham, North London, on Aug. 7, 2011. Stefan Wermuth / Reuters ### Defensive Line  Police officers wearing riot gear stand in a street in Tottenham, North London, on Aug. 7, 2011. Stefan Wermuth / Reuters ### On the March  Police officers in riot gear walk past a burning building in Tottenham, North London, on Aug. 7, 2011. Stefan Wermuth / Reuters ### Confrontation  Protesters face off against lines of riot police on Tottenham High Road. They were inspired by youths protesting the Aug. 6, 2011, killing of a man in an attempted arrest by armed police in London. Matthew Lloyd / Getty Images ### Liverpool, Aug. 9, 2011  A rioter walks through a burning barricade in Liverpool, England, on Aug. 9, 2011. Phil Noble / Reuters ### Manchester, Aug. 9, 2011  A fire rages in a Miss Selfridge clothing store in Manchester city centre, northern England, on Aug. 9, 2011. Stringer / Reuters ### Birmingham, Aug. 9, 2011  Looters carry boxes out of a home-cinema shop in central Birmingham, England, on Aug. 9, 2011\. Thousands of policemen prepared to deploy to London's streets that night to head off rioters and looters who had rampaged through parts of the British capital virtually unchecked for the previous three nights. Darren Staples / Reuters ### Engulfed  People take photographs of a burning car during riots in Birmingham city centre on Aug. 9, 2011\. After three nights of rioting and looting in and around London, the chaos spread to other English cities. Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images ### Total Loss  A policeman and his dog walk toward a burning car in central Birmingham, England, on Aug. 9, 2011. Darren Staples / Reuters ### The Throng  Youths scream during riots in Birmingham city centre on Aug. 9, 2011. 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