New rioting across UK cities as arrests multiply - eviltoast

The wave of violent unrest and disorder across parts of the UK continued on Monday night as police came under attack in Belfast, Darlington and Plymouth.

Six people were arrested in Plymouth while several officers suffered minor injuries in the violence, Devon and Cornwall Police said.

In South Belfast, riot officers had stones and petrol bombs thrown at them in an area close to a supermarket which was set on fire at the weekend.

Earlier, a vigil was held for the victims of a mass stabbing in Southport last week which sparked the unrest. Nearly 400 people have been arrested since the rioting began.

  • feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I do wonder if the real reason it’s kicking off is the massive cost of living crisis, and the specific trigger event could have been anything.