Police and the riot blunders: Top officer flew off on holiday hours before mayhem and doubts emerge over shooting that sparked carnage

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By REBECCA CAMBER, ARTHUR MARTIN and DAVID WILKES

Weathering all storms: A police officer in riot gear braved the rain in Brixton High Street last night as copycat rioting broke out across London. Masked youths clashed with police and smashed shop fronts in a second night of violence

London endured a second night of violence last night and in the early hours of this morning as questions were raised about the shooting by police of a suspected gangster.

In Enfield, South London, a mob of 200 anarchists smashed their way into shops and lobbed concrete slabs at police cars following Saturday's riot in Tottenham.


Standing guard: Police officers wait outside a branch of Carphone Warehouse on Fore Street, Edmonton, as rioters once again targeted shops


A jewellery store, a McDonald's and a Tesco were set upon in Enfield, while in Brixton, South London, hundreds of teenagers looted a Foot Locker store before setting it on fire, requiring six engines to battle the blaze at 1.30am.

Police reported more than 100 arrests took place across the capital overnight. Commander Christine Jones, said: 'Officers responding to sporadic disorder in a number of boroughs made more than 100 arrests throughout last night and early this morning.


Protection: A guard dog keeps watch inside a shop damaged during the disturbances in Enfield


Aftermath: A fire crew puts out a burning car in Enfield. Emergency services were stretched as violence, looting and arson attacks sprang up around London


The morning after: Firefighters spray their hoses on the burnt out shell of this building which was destroyed during Saturday night's riots in Tottenham


No entry: Police cordon off an area in Enflied on Sunday night as they try to contain the civil unrest and protect shops, homes and civilians


Destroyed: These two cars, both belonging to the police, sit in the middle of Tottenham High Road after the rioters set them alight


Investigation: Two officers examine the shell of one car as a group of passengers on a bus view the scene


Shops under attack: A member of staff surveys the scene of a break-in at a Sainsburys supermarket in Enfield, on Sunday night

source: dailymail

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