London riots: update

August 9, 2011
 

Facing unending rioting that has spread to other cities, London deployed 16,000 police in the largest show of force in the city's history. British Prime Minister David Cameron cut short a holiday in Italy to return home to deal with the widening crisis. Army units are standing by to help restore order. To date, 563 people have been arrested, and over 100 police officers injured. Collected here are images of the rioting and efforts to clean up the destruction. -- Lane Turner (25 photos total)

A youth kicks the window of a jewelry store near the Bullring shopping center in Birmingham, England, as violence spreads outside London Monday evening, Aug. 8, 2011. (David Jones/PA/AP)

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A 140-year-old furniture store burns in Croydon, South London on August 8, 2011. (Carl de Souza/AFP) #

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Property burns near Reeves Corner in Croydon on August 9, 2011. (Lewis Whyld/PA/AP) #

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Police arrest a man for looting in Clapham Junction in south London on August 8, 2011. (Simon Dawson/AP) #

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Police officers stand on Brixton High Street after looting broke out on August 8, 2011 in London. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) #

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A shop is set on fire as rioters gather in Croydon on August 8, 2011. (Sang Tan/AP) #

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A photographer holds his head after he was attacked by protesters in Hackney, east London on August 8, 2011. (Karel Prinsloo/AP) #

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Looters run from a clothing store in Peckham, London on August 8, 2011. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters) #

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An injured man is treated by ambulance staff after being arrested for looting in an electronic shop in south London on August 8, 2011. (Simon Dawson/AP) #

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Youths joke as they have their pictures taken in front of a burning car in Hackney, east London on August 8, 2011. (Lefteris Pitarakis/AP) #

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British police officers arrest a man as rioters gathered in Croydon on August 8, 2011. (Sang Tan/AP) #

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A policeman walks past the charred remains of the Reeves furniture store in Croydon on August 9, 2011, following a third night of violence on the streets of London. (Andrew Cowie/AFP/Getty Images) #

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A boy looks at a burned out vehicle in Ealing in West London on August 9, 2011. (Toby Melville/Reuters) #

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A chair is left embedded in a restaurant window in Haven Green following a night of rioting in Ealing on August 9, 2011. (Jim Dyson/Getty Images) #

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Burnt out cars are removed from a residential street in Hackney on August 9, 2011. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images) #

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A masked youth carries a toy in Hackney on August 8, 2011. (Lefteris Pitarakis/AP) #

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People watch from their window during riots in Hackney on August 8, 2011. (Lefteris Pitarakis/AP) #

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Police officers in riot gear drag a man along a street in Hackney on August 8, 2011. (Toby Melville/Reuters) #

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Youths loot a Carhartt store in Hackney on August 8, 2011. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) #

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Looters rampage through a convenience store in Hackney on August 8, 2011. (Olivia Harris/Reuters) #

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A hooded youth walks past a burning vehicle in Hackney on August 8, 2011. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) #

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A police officer and his dog walk past residents during disturbances in Hackney on August 8, 2011. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) #

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Members of the public show their brushes to London Mayor Boris Johnson on August 9, 2011, as they prepare to clean their streets in Clapham Junction, in south London, of debris following a third night of unrest. (Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Volunteers clean up the streets in Hackney on August 9, 2011. (Akira Suemori/AP) #

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A woman poses for a photograph as volunteers wait to clean up after overnight disturbances in Clapham Junction in south London on August 9, 2011. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters) #