Fires have been burning in parts of London after a third day of violence and looting on the city's streets.David Cameron, who is on holiday in Italy, was due to board a flight on Monday night ahead of a meeting with Home Secretary Theresa May and Acting Metropolitan Police Commissioner Tim Godwin on Tuesday.
从6晚日开始的伦敦骚乱进入第三天,8日下午和晚间不仅在伦敦诸多地区相继发生暴力事件,而且骚乱已经蔓延至英格兰中部城市伯明翰。伦敦市在8日晚间已进入全面警报状态,警方在骚乱地区部署了大量防爆警察。首相大卫·卡梅伦和伦敦市长鲍里斯·约翰逊提前结束休假返回伦敦处理暴力事件。
Violence first flared on Saturday after a peaceful protest in Tottenham over the fatal shooting of a man by police.
Shops were looted and buildings set alight as police clashed with youths. The trouble also spread to Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and Bristol.
据此间媒体报道,8日下午在伦敦东部靠近奥运会场馆的哈克尼地区,一群蒙面青年在大街上点燃垃圾桶,并向警察投掷瓶子和砖块;一些年轻人手持棍棒砸碎商店橱窗玻璃,并向警察发起攻击。在克罗伊登地区,包括一家家具店在内的一些建筑遭纵火,现场浓烟滚滚。在伦敦东南部的派克汉姆地区,一些商店,以及包括一辆双层大巴在内的多辆汽车被焚。在沃尔威治地区,数百名青年在主要商业街上进行抢劫。刘易斯舍姆等地区也发生汽车被焚烧事件。
英格兰中部城市伯明翰市中心8日也出现骚乱事件,一些商铺被破坏和抢劫。这是骚乱首次扩展到伦敦以外地区。当地警方发言人称,已逮捕一些破坏分子,目前正在追捕其他肇事者。
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