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Tuesday 21 March 2023 Dublin: 10°C

# Riots

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# London riots
Police probe: No evidence that Mark Duggan fired at officers
Ballistic tests indicate that a handgun found at the scene of Duggan’s death had NOT been fired.
# London riots
BlackBerry website hacked by anti-police 'hacktivist' group
BlackBerry’s manufacturer said it would allow police to access BlackBerry Messenger posts – and got hacked in return.
# Riots
Man injured in London riots dies as inquest into Mark Duggan death opens
Meanwhile, social media campaigns have been launched to target those who have been rioting and looting.
# Riots
PM David Cameron: Rioters will feel the full force of the law
There will be 16,000 police officers on the streets of London tonight. Cameron warned that “if you are old enough to commit these crimes, you are old enough to face punishment”.
# Games countdown
What does the rioting mean for London 2012?
International Olympic Committee insist they have confidence in British authorities after third night of rioting.
# Riots
Riot clean-up gets underway in London
A shocking video has emerged that appears to show people robbing a bleeding young man in London during the riots – while pretending to help him.
# Riots
FA confirm England friendly off due to rioting
Third test against India will go ahead but Dutch fixture at Wembley called off.
# Riots
In photos: Fire crews work through the night as rioting spreads from London
Hundreds of people have been arrested as rioting and looting spread to Liverpool, Birmingham and Bristol.
# Riots
Hundreds arrested as riots spread beyond London (video)
There were 100 arrested in Birmingham overnight, while the number of arrests in London stands at 334.
# London riots
Cameron cuts holiday short as violence spreads in London and Birmingham
Several buildings are ablaze in the Croydon area, as looting and violent clashes with police continue in parts of east and south London. The violence has also spread to Birmingham city centre.
# London's burning
Over 100 arrests in second night of London "copycat" riots
Police blame “copycat criminal activity” as over 100 are arrested following violence in Enfield, Brixton and Walthamstow.
# Riots
Riots in London as protest turns violent
A protest over the shooting dead of a local man by police turned into a riot in Tottenham, north London, last night, with cars being set on fire and shops smashed and looted.
# Northern Ireland
Petrol bombs thrown at police in Portadown riots
Police were attacked by masked youths at the sectarian flashpoint of Corcrain Road in the Co Armagh town.
# Riots
Six injured in rioting as police van rammed by hijacked bus
PSNI officers also came under attack from petrol bombs amid serious disturbances in the North last night.
# Belfast
Arrests and injuries as violence erupts in east Belfast
Disorder broke out again last night in the Short Strand area of Belfast.
# Austerity
While Greece riots, Italy passes €47bn austerity plan
Europe’s financial worries deepen as Italy plans for more austerity measures to balance its budget.
Voices
Eyewitness: Tear gas and tension in Syntagma Square
An Irish woman living in Athens spends some hours at the heart of the Greek protests and records the fear, anger and uncertainty on the streets.
# Athens
Gallery: Athens burns as riots seize the Greek capital
Over 100 people have been injured after another day of violence…
# East Belfast
Six arrested after Belfast riots
The PSNI says an investigation is ongoing into last week’s events, which saw a number of people injured and a photographer shot in the leg.
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Tuesday
Riots in Greece, RTÉ responds to the Healy-Rae phone call controversy, amazing pics of a WWII plane dug out of a bog in Donegal….and a baby koala.
# Belfast
Shot photographer Niall "hopes to make full recovery"
“Shocking” attack on press photographer Niall Carson during Belfast riots is condemned, as TheJournal.ie pays tribute to his work.
# Venezuela
In Pictures: Riots leave at least three dead in Venezuelan prisons
Horrified relatives struggled to contain their emotions as they watched the violence unfold.
# Vancouver
Gallery: Riots in Vancouver after hockey team thrashed in Stanley Cup decider
The Vancouver Canucks are beaten 4-0 by the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup decider – and fans aren’t best pleased.
# China
Chinese forces restore calm after weekend of rioting
Hundreds of workers rioted at the weekend after a pregnant woman was allegedly assaulted by security guards.
# Folsom Prison
Two stabbed in worst riot at Folsom prison in 15 years
150 inmates have clashed at the California prison, and several have been taken to hospital. The riot took place in an external exercise yard.
LIVE
Jonathan appeals for calm after being declared Nigerian winner
Re-elected president Goodluck Jonathan asks citizens to find common ground, after riots break out over his victory.
LIVE
Riots break out in Nigeria over incumbent Goodluck Jonathan's likely election success
Opposition supporters in the north reportedly firing guns and setting fire to houses after early results suggest Jonathan will top the polls.
# Riots
Riots break out in Australian detention centre
Police fired ‘bean bag’ rounds and used tear gas canisters to gain control over the centre last night.
# Greece
Greece engulfed by riots amid national general strike
Violence flares as employees, shopkeepers and civil servants talk off the job to protest the government’s austerity programme.
# tunisia
Army brought onto streets to quell Tunisian riots
Interior Minister fired after scores of people killed in three weeks of protest over unemployment.
# Mozambique
Wheat price spike sparks Mozambican riots
Protests over rising food prices continue in capital Maputo.
# Parades
Riots continue in Belfast
80 police officers injured.