Britain in Flames
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AUGUST 25, 2011 After riots erupted in England, leaders called the state of British society into question.
Chaos: Riot police stand near a car as it burns in London, England (Aug. 8, 2011). Source: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images For several days, looters ravaged British cities, smashing windows with baseball bats, setting buildings and vehicles ablaze, burglarizing stores and launching bottles filled with gasoline at tens of thousands of police officers in full riot gear, some patrolling on horseback or in armored vehicles. The London-born violence rapidly spread to at least three other cities, where several people—including police—were killed or injured, and hundreds of residents were arrested.